Ted James, SQL Agent Man
@deepeddyinfosec.bsky.social
Application Security Engineer, script adult, learner of things, drinker of pints, reader of books, player of guitars, feedback scientist. @hacknotcrime Advocate
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“What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.” Neil Peart
Who's going to LASCON this week? #lascon #appsecurity
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Who's going to LASCON this week? #lascon #appsecurity
Rule #1: Always back up.
Rule #2: Store your backups offsite.
Any questions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjX...
Rule #2: Store your backups offsite.
Any questions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjX...
Government Data Center Destroyed... NO BACKUP
YouTube video by Seytonic
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Rule #1: Always back up.
Rule #2: Store your backups offsite.
Any questions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjX...
Rule #2: Store your backups offsite.
Any questions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjX...
What do you say when a developer you're trying to teach about security asks, "Isn't security YOUR job?"
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What do you say when a developer you're trying to teach about security asks, "Isn't security YOUR job?"
So this is some bullshit. They want to disclose my PHI to their buddies so they can market health-related products and services to me. You don't get to opt in; you have to opt out. Many people just click without reading. #hipaa
September 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So this is some bullshit. They want to disclose my PHI to their buddies so they can market health-related products and services to me. You don't get to opt in; you have to opt out. Many people just click without reading. #hipaa
Interesting error:
August 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Interesting error:
Guy next door is mowing the grass while looking at his cell phone. What could possibly go wrong?
two knights are standing in the woods and one of them is saying i 've had worse .
ALT: two knights are standing in the woods and one of them is saying i 've had worse .
media.tenor.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Guy next door is mowing the grass while looking at his cell phone. What could possibly go wrong?
You're replacing a system in exactly one year. Do you continue to hunt for and remediate/mitigate vulnerabilities up until replacement time or do you blow it off since it'll be replaced, anyway?
August 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
You're replacing a system in exactly one year. Do you continue to hunt for and remediate/mitigate vulnerabilities up until replacement time or do you blow it off since it'll be replaced, anyway?
You have a system that's going to be replaced in a year. Should you continue to update it and conduct periodic security testing until you're ready to retire it or should you just let it go? I know my feelings. Anything could happen within that year. Is there a best practice for this?
July 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You have a system that's going to be replaced in a year. Should you continue to update it and conduct periodic security testing until you're ready to retire it or should you just let it go? I know my feelings. Anything could happen within that year. Is there a best practice for this?
A new medical provider created an account for me. Then, they emailed me my username and password - in the same email - in cleartext. The password was 6 numbers. Argh! I did have to change it the first time I logged in. They give new users 30 days to do so. Everybody logs in right away, right? Right?
a crowd of people with their hands on their heads
Alt: a crowd of people facepalming
media.tenor.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A new medical provider created an account for me. Then, they emailed me my username and password - in the same email - in cleartext. The password was 6 numbers. Argh! I did have to change it the first time I logged in. They give new users 30 days to do so. Everybody logs in right away, right? Right?
Should accessibility be built into an application/website the way security is supposed to be or should it be left to someone else to implement during the SDLC? Is it the developer's job?
June 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Should accessibility be built into an application/website the way security is supposed to be or should it be left to someone else to implement during the SDLC? Is it the developer's job?
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/07/c... Apparently, their CEO made $46mil last year. He could take a $5mil cut and save many of those jobs.
CrowdStrike announces 5% job cuts, says AI is 'reshaping every industry'
CrowdStrike, which has found gains from artificial intelligence in sales, recruiting and other areas, is cutting about 5% of its workforce.
www.cnbc.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/07/c... Apparently, their CEO made $46mil last year. He could take a $5mil cut and save many of those jobs.
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text is in the alt-text to the image.
a video of this poem is at
oddwritings.com/mindspillage...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #poems #blueskypoets #BlueskyPoetry
a video of this poem is at
oddwritings.com/mindspillage...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #poems #blueskypoets #BlueskyPoetry
May 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
text is in the alt-text to the image.
a video of this poem is at
oddwritings.com/mindspillage...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #poems #blueskypoets #BlueskyPoetry
a video of this poem is at
oddwritings.com/mindspillage...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #poems #blueskypoets #BlueskyPoetry
When you license art for your project and it says "AI Generated," are you really required to give the "artist" credit? All they did was tell AI to create an image that looks like "this." Are you really an artist if software creates it for you?
April 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
When you license art for your project and it says "AI Generated," are you really required to give the "artist" credit? All they did was tell AI to create an image that looks like "this." Are you really an artist if software creates it for you?
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www.huffpost.com/entry/why-yo...
Your reminder that the facial recognition tech at airports is still totally voluntary.
Your reminder that the facial recognition tech at airports is still totally voluntary.
Why You Can (And Should) Opt Out Of TSA Facial Recognition Right Now
Do you really want to be submitting a face scan to the current U.S. government?
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/why-yo...
Your reminder that the facial recognition tech at airports is still totally voluntary.
Your reminder that the facial recognition tech at airports is still totally voluntary.
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Spread the word that HATCHET GIRLS is 25% off for the next couple of days until this Friday, 4/25.
@barnesandnoble.com
#hapandleonard
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#hapandleonard
April 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Spread the word that HATCHET GIRLS is 25% off for the next couple of days until this Friday, 4/25.
@barnesandnoble.com
#hapandleonard
@barnesandnoble.com
#hapandleonard
Is there a way to slow down a Burp Suite Pro Intruder attack? Essentially, I would like to put a certain amount of time in between each attack. #burp #burpsuite #burpsuitepro
April 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Is there a way to slow down a Burp Suite Pro Intruder attack? Essentially, I would like to put a certain amount of time in between each attack. #burp #burpsuite #burpsuitepro
Texas may be getting a bigass Cyber Command: thetexan.news/state/legisl...
Texas Cyber Command Legislation Passes Texas House
The Texas Cyber Command was made an emergency item by Gov. Greg Abbott.
thetexan.news
April 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Texas may be getting a bigass Cyber Command: thetexan.news/state/legisl...
Is it too much to ask that a new movie not be recolored and full of cartoonish CGI effects? How about a real soundtrack and not generic background music? Remember when the hero and villain each had their own theme?
a cartoon of homer simpson is holding a newspaper that says old man yells at cloud
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson is holding a newspaper that says old man yells at cloud
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April 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Is it too much to ask that a new movie not be recolored and full of cartoonish CGI effects? How about a real soundtrack and not generic background music? Remember when the hero and villain each had their own theme?
For Arizona residents. Looks like a great program. Wish they had this in other states. wpcarey.asu.edu/aznext/progr...
Cybersecurity Hands On Problem Solving (CHOPS) | ASU
With nearly four million vacant cybersecurity jobs worldwide, launch a career in information security with the no-cost AZNext Cybersecurity Hands On Problem Solving (CHOPS) course.
wpcarey.asu.edu
April 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For Arizona residents. Looks like a great program. Wish they had this in other states. wpcarey.asu.edu/aznext/progr...
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I'll be at the protest in Sacramento today. I hope you'll consider coming out to one near you.
1272 protests listed for tomorrow. THAT is BIG. 686 were counted in the US for the January 21, 2017, women's march, in which 1% of the country marched. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Protests April 5 to 11
docs.google.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'll be at the protest in Sacramento today. I hope you'll consider coming out to one near you.