Fernando Montenegro (he/him)
@fsmontenegro.bsky.social
Security technologist, always curious, industry analyst and practice lead at Futurum, trying to do the best I can re:work/life balance, etc… Work: Interplay between cybersecurity and economics is my catnip. Non-work: family, friends, golf, volleyball.
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Great piece by astronomer and SETI leader Jason Wright on the endless, exhausting claims about 3I/Atlas by Avi Loeb.
"zero planetary scientists give Avi’s claims any credence... because he’s demonstrably wrong"
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
"zero planetary scientists give Avi’s claims any credence... because he’s demonstrably wrong"
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
sites.psu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Great piece by astronomer and SETI leader Jason Wright on the endless, exhausting claims about 3I/Atlas by Avi Loeb.
"zero planetary scientists give Avi’s claims any credence... because he’s demonstrably wrong"
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
"zero planetary scientists give Avi’s claims any credence... because he’s demonstrably wrong"
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
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@NetworkingNerd.net @fsmontenegro.bsky.social #Cybersecurity #AI #AgenticAI #CybersecurityPodcast
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AI's Transformative Role in Cybersecurity | Security Boulevard Podcast Ep. 5
Will Agentic AI replace security teams?
In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Mitch Ashley, Tom Hollingsworth, and Fernando Montenegro explore how AI is reshaping cybersecurity —…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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I'm really happy that a combination of AI and Reddit led me to find the video of a short ad I was looking for. Courtesy of Computer Associates, no less, I think it perfectly captures some of the key issues with cybersecurity nowadays.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFt...
Computer Associates Commercial: eTrust Sector 12
YouTube video by Charles Song
www.youtube.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm really happy that a combination of AI and Reddit led me to find the video of a short ad I was looking for. Courtesy of Computer Associates, no less, I think it perfectly captures some of the key issues with cybersecurity nowadays.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFt...
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If you ask Rick Astley for his copy of the movie Up, he cannot give it to you as he will never give you Up. However, in doing so, he lets you down. Therefore it creates The Astley Paradox.
May 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If you ask Rick Astley for his copy of the movie Up, he cannot give it to you as he will never give you Up. However, in doing so, he lets you down. Therefore it creates The Astley Paradox.
Dad joke/humour royalty right here, folks.
This is what happens when you give an interview while you're hungry.
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
May 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Dad joke/humour royalty right here, folks.
My latest incident of dropping-AirPods-in-airplane (though not really, I had just misplaced them) convinced me to switch to over-ear-type noise cancelling headphones for air travel. Not looking to spend a fortune. What do people recommend?
May 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My latest incident of dropping-AirPods-in-airplane (though not really, I had just misplaced them) convinced me to switch to over-ear-type noise cancelling headphones for air travel. Not looking to spend a fortune. What do people recommend?
This, a million times over. They (sellers) also don’t mind if people conflate the high precision of specialized ML models with the scale of hallucinations coming out of current models.
Perhaps the biggest problem with LLMs is that many people don’t understand how they work and what the limitations are.
And that’s intentional on the part of the people who sell them. They want them to feel like magic.
And that’s intentional on the part of the people who sell them. They want them to feel like magic.
May 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This, a million times over. They (sellers) also don’t mind if people conflate the high precision of specialized ML models with the scale of hallucinations coming out of current models.
Look at original thread for this. Scary.
I used to work for Wells Fargo. Yes it sucked. But one take away I tell everyone is to thank the caller, hang up, and immediately call your bank. If anyone calls from a bank do this. It is the only way to be sure. And don't call the number that called you. Call your official bank customer service.
May 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Look at original thread for this. Scary.
On my way to RSA Conference, looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Expecting a busy schedule and good conversations on security and AI, cloud/appsec synergy, security purchasing trends, and more. Apologies in advance for my bad face-name mapping skills…
April 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On my way to RSA Conference, looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Expecting a busy schedule and good conversations on security and AI, cloud/appsec synergy, security purchasing trends, and more. Apologies in advance for my bad face-name mapping skills…
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Canadians, today is the last day of advance polling. Get out and vote!
April 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Canadians, today is the last day of advance polling. Get out and vote!
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It’s not about Katy Perry heading to space. It’s about how billionaires rebrand joyrides as “inspiration,” while real women in science lose jobs and visibility. Empowerment isn’t a press release, it’s opportunity, access, and recognition.
April 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s not about Katy Perry heading to space. It’s about how billionaires rebrand joyrides as “inspiration,” while real women in science lose jobs and visibility. Empowerment isn’t a press release, it’s opportunity, access, and recognition.
Urging all Canadians to make their voices heard in the current election. Advance polling is open until the 21st. We can’t do much about how other countries behave, but we can do our part to influence our own.
#CanadaVotes
#CanadaVotes
April 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Urging all Canadians to make their voices heard in the current election. Advance polling is open until the 21st. We can’t do much about how other countries behave, but we can do our part to influence our own.
#CanadaVotes
#CanadaVotes
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#GoogleCloudNext was a great event, full of interesting announcements, meetings and a few surprises. Read the collective thoughts of @futurumgroup.bsky.social analyst team who were there futurumgroup.com/insights/goo...
Google Cloud Next 2025: The Yellow Brick Road to AI Transformation
Google Cloud's road to AI transformation includes agent interoperability, application-centric tools, on-premises Gemini deployment options.
futurumgroup.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#GoogleCloudNext was a great event, full of interesting announcements, meetings and a few surprises. Read the collective thoughts of @futurumgroup.bsky.social analyst team who were there futurumgroup.com/insights/goo...
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I’m seeing this more and more—on any number of topics, that showing emotion is weakness.
It absolutely is not. Caring is t weakness, expressing your feelings is a core part of being human.
It absolutely is not. Caring is t weakness, expressing your feelings is a core part of being human.
there are plenty of fair criticisms of me but the one that actually annoys me is when people treat me like my anger about a situation reflects poorly on me somehow, that being emotional about the completely collapse of our democracy is somehow gauche and invalidates whatever i'm saying
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’m seeing this more and more—on any number of topics, that showing emotion is weakness.
It absolutely is not. Caring is t weakness, expressing your feelings is a core part of being human.
It absolutely is not. Caring is t weakness, expressing your feelings is a core part of being human.
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Trump's entire shtick has always been "I will make you rich." It's what his TV show was, what his books and "university" were, and it's what his presidency is. It's all about the hope that if you support him and do what he does, you'll become him.
It's all a con. It always was. It always will be.
It's all a con. It always was. It always will be.
March 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump's entire shtick has always been "I will make you rich." It's what his TV show was, what his books and "university" were, and it's what his presidency is. It's all about the hope that if you support him and do what he does, you'll become him.
It's all a con. It always was. It always will be.
It's all a con. It always was. It always will be.
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"Putin seemed to intuit that the idealism of American democracy might actually vanish, not just as a foreign-policy doctrine, but as the consensus conviction of its domestic politics."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Putin Won
The Russian dictator has bent the world, including the United States, to his vision.
www.theatlantic.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Putin seemed to intuit that the idealism of American democracy might actually vanish, not just as a foreign-policy doctrine, but as the consensus conviction of its domestic politics."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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"Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’
www.theatlantic.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Hey Software company PR peeps. You might want to at least register your handle on #Bluesky; ideally with your verified domain.
Today alone I have seen name-squatters for #ServiceNow, #SolarWinds, #Splunk, #Cisco, #Squadcast, and #Atlassian.
And anyone else who wants to protect their name/brand.
Today alone I have seen name-squatters for #ServiceNow, #SolarWinds, #Splunk, #Cisco, #Squadcast, and #Atlassian.
And anyone else who wants to protect their name/brand.
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hey Software company PR peeps. You might want to at least register your handle on #Bluesky; ideally with your verified domain.
Today alone I have seen name-squatters for #ServiceNow, #SolarWinds, #Splunk, #Cisco, #Squadcast, and #Atlassian.
And anyone else who wants to protect their name/brand.
Today alone I have seen name-squatters for #ServiceNow, #SolarWinds, #Splunk, #Cisco, #Squadcast, and #Atlassian.
And anyone else who wants to protect their name/brand.
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It’s not simply undignified; it’s a rejection of the values the room once stood for.
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It’s not simply undignified; it’s a rejection of the values the room once stood for.
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Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]
Pedro Pascal calls out “vile and pathetic” transphobic trolls after defending trans rights
Pedro Pascal, whose sister Lux is a trans woman, is a prominent trans ally and he has no time for transphobia.
www.capitalfm.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
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Yes, exactly, this.
In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of North America
Trump pulls the trigger on tariffs
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yes, exactly, this.
In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
As I tiptoe my way around embracing "AI as assistant" mindset, really enjoyed this simple post on managing Claude conversations - www.mrowe.co.za/blog/2025/01...
Couldn't find author here on BSky.
Couldn't find author here on BSky.
Managing long AI conversations: A practical suggestion for knowledge transfer - Michael Rowe
A practical guide to managing long AI conversations by creating and organising knowledge artifacts to preserve context.
www.mrowe.co.za
February 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As I tiptoe my way around embracing "AI as assistant" mindset, really enjoyed this simple post on managing Claude conversations - www.mrowe.co.za/blog/2025/01...
Couldn't find author here on BSky.
Couldn't find author here on BSky.