Greg Otto
@gregotto.bsky.social
@gregotto from twitter, now on bluesky. Editor-in-Chief at CyberScoop. Host of Safe Mode. Better with words than I am with code.
Guess we are asking too much of DHS to have contractors refer to its subagencies by their correct title
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Guess we are asking too much of DHS to have contractors refer to its subagencies by their correct title
I get that enterprise patch/vuln management is more than just clicking "update now" but 2010???? Do better, everyone
October 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I get that enterprise patch/vuln management is more than just clicking "update now" but 2010???? Do better, everyone
The cyber girlies are fighting in the chats
October 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The cyber girlies are fighting in the chats
Meanwhile, i will be having several conversations with several people about that insignia on that tie
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Meanwhile, i will be having several conversations with several people about that insignia on that tie
All the fun spots in NoVa are built exactly like this
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
All the fun spots in NoVa are built exactly like this
Gotta give it to this PR flack who was so excited to talk trash to me that he forgot to address the email to me by first name 😂
August 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Gotta give it to this PR flack who was so excited to talk trash to me that he forgot to address the email to me by first name 😂
My four-year-old self is losing my mind
August 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My four-year-old self is losing my mind
Mega l33t OSINT challenge (wrong answers only)
August 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mega l33t OSINT challenge (wrong answers only)
For further context, here’s what it looked like two days ago from the same view
August 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For further context, here’s what it looked like two days ago from the same view
For anyone that is on their way to Vegas for Black Hat — if you have respiratory problems, prepare. Wildfires in Santa Barbara have smoke moving through the city. Here is a picture from a hotel room, I could see the mountains clearly yesterday. You see any 🏔️ in this pic?
August 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For anyone that is on their way to Vegas for Black Hat — if you have respiratory problems, prepare. Wildfires in Santa Barbara have smoke moving through the city. Here is a picture from a hotel room, I could see the mountains clearly yesterday. You see any 🏔️ in this pic?
Here is a memo released by Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll this morning
July 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here is a memo released by Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll this morning
Here is the text of a since-deleted linkedin post welcoming Easterly on Tuesday
July 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here is the text of a since-deleted linkedin post welcoming Easterly on Tuesday
MN Gov Tim Walz has activated the state's national guard in response to a cyberattack on St. Paul
mn.gov/governor/new...
mn.gov/governor/new...
July 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
MN Gov Tim Walz has activated the state's national guard in response to a cyberattack on St. Paul
mn.gov/governor/new...
mn.gov/governor/new...
Ok i dont care what your feelings are on AI but these two paragraphs are so god awful -- an 8th grade English teacher would send this back with a "Good start try harder!!!" across the top of the page
July 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ok i dont care what your feelings are on AI but these two paragraphs are so god awful -- an 8th grade English teacher would send this back with a "Good start try harder!!!" across the top of the page
Uh, you heard the bot cyberscoop.com/grok4-securi...
July 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Uh, you heard the bot cyberscoop.com/grok4-securi...
The countdown reset on this Operation Endgame site??? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
May 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The countdown reset on this Operation Endgame site??? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
In December, deputy NSA for cyber Anne Neuberger said a big way to prevent another Salt Typhoon is stricter regulations. Experts we talked to didn't agree. cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
May 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In December, deputy NSA for cyber Anne Neuberger said a big way to prevent another Salt Typhoon is stricter regulations. Experts we talked to didn't agree. cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
@timstarks.bsky.social's story on @cyberscoop.bsky.social describes how numerous telecom companies found out about the breach from the Sept WSJ article. Also among the issues:
cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
May 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@timstarks.bsky.social's story on @cyberscoop.bsky.social describes how numerous telecom companies found out about the breach from the Sept WSJ article. Also among the issues:
cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon...
Also, the man just knows how to get me to publish an op-ed
May 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Also, the man just knows how to get me to publish an op-ed