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Security & AI stuff @ Microsoft | Co-host of @azsecpod.bsky.social | Dogs, food and cyber security posts | Opinions mine, not my employer's | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง living in ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Sarahyoung.io

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 4h
It's the standard teal Win95 background colour!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 21h
I went Windows 95 vibes for my #MSIgnite nails this year.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 4d
TIL there is a corner shop in SF that has a dog who works the counter. Going on a mission to find him next weekend. #MSIgnite

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 7d
. @kawaiicon.bsky.social will always be my favourite security conference. Also I saw an MSRC T Shirt in the wild!

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Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social ยท 7d
If you wanna know more about your badge and how to recycle it after the con, check out the details here: kawaiicon.org/badges/

Or if you are NZ, plant it yourself! Just rip it up, plant it, and watch your hacker flowers grow.
Badges - Kawaiicon 2025
Your Kawaiicon 3 badge was laser etched and cut from recycled paper with wildflower seed mixture. It was kindly handmade for us by the Papermill in Whangฤrei.
kawaiicon.org

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 7d
Wellington has to welcome me home with a wobble... so stoked that @kawaiicon.bsky.social is back tomorrow!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 10d
Hunting for my fave kaya toast in KL before the #MSAITour tomorrow!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 11d
Because the email with attachment follows exactly the same format with small differences: the US city the person is located in, the exact tech skills they have, the name of the person, etc.

No way are 15+ people sending me (admittedly well written) emails asking for jobs with identical formats

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 11d
Am I the only person who gets at least one email a day that is blatantly phishing but someone pretending to send me their resume/CV?

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The Azure Security Podcast @azsecpod.bsky.social ยท 15d
Episode #120 is out! We speak to @merill.net about the Zero Trust Workshop, but we also spend time talking about all things identity! Merill's final thought is pure gold.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 15d
You're in!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 16d
Legit I need help I can only order a minimum of a dozen.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 16d
My first ever job was at a tearoom. They make the best mince pies in the UK hands down. I recently found out they ship to the US but not to Australia so guess who is chowing down on mince pies at #MSIgnite?! I don't care it's only November. Come join my mince pie party.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 21d
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is one of the best soundtracks to work to. Fight me.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 27d
It is a coffee store token, yes!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 27d
It's never a fanny pack, always a bum bag!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 28d
I'm going hoooooome after 26 days on the road to these two I'm so damn excited for shibe time and my own bed!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 28d
The 2025 Microsoft Digital Defense Report is out, run don't walk!

blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks
Microsoft launches its sixth annual Digital Defense Report, highlighting trends from July 2024 to June 2025, including that over half of cyberattacks with known motives were driven by extortion or ran...
blogs.microsoft.com

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 28d
It's crossbody!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 28d
Why am I so obsessed with this onigiri bag and can someone buy me one kthx

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 29d
Very brief visit for an offsite! No presentations this time...

You can guess what the currency does!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท 29d
New currency just dropped in Microsoft Netherlands.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 14
she can, but not sure how it works!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 14
RIP Windows 10

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 10
When you have an hour to kill in LA, you go to get the fancy pants celeb smoothie (it was quite good actually).

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The Azure Security Podcast @azsecpod.bsky.social ยท Oct 9
Episode #119 is out! In this episode, we speak to Ryen Macababbad about her current work on standardizing security terminology and taxonomy across Microsoft. Plus, the news!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 9
Who is Bryan and why has he taken over my hotel TV

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 6
Me neither! I am not a cool kid!

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 6
Sooooo who am I seeing at #MSIgnite next month? (online or in person)

There will be heaps of security stuff happening: a pre-day, product announcements and time to mingle with all your favourite Microsoft security cool kids.

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Sarah Young @sarahyo.com ยท Oct 6
Cute dogs of LAX. The shibe had come from Poland, just like my two he's a jet setter!