Liam Robertson
@liamfrobertson.bsky.social
Idiot father of four and stepdad to three
Cyber Security & Technology Consulting at EY (UK & Ireland)
@liamro@infosec.exchange
Cyber Security & Technology Consulting at EY (UK & Ireland)
@liamro@infosec.exchange
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Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
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If your POV as an elected official is "fighting bad policy doesn't work", you have no business being an elected official
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If your POV as an elected official is "fighting bad policy doesn't work", you have no business being an elected official
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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GenZ isn't going to put up with the pain and misery of deploying to AWS - latest from
@quinnypig.com here on El Reg: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/a...
@quinnypig.com here on El Reg: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/a...
How AWS is losing the younger generation with complexity
: They have no need to prove their bonafides
www.theregister.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
GenZ isn't going to put up with the pain and misery of deploying to AWS - latest from
@quinnypig.com here on El Reg: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/a...
@quinnypig.com here on El Reg: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/a...
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“The morale inside the organization is rather depressed. It’s been depressed for a series of months at this point,” one source said.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
A leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten NSA morale, operational strength
The signals intelligence giant has halted recruitment for its Legal Honors Program, two people familiar say, slowing inflow of top legal talent. Other long-term capabilities are at risk.
www.nextgov.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“The morale inside the organization is rather depressed. It’s been depressed for a series of months at this point,” one source said.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
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Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts.... open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts....
The Steady State | By Steven Cash November 1, 2025
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts.... open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
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Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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It's Patch Tuesday and ASP.NET Core has a doozy, with a CVSS score of 9.9, our highest ever. Let's examine why.
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability · Issue #371 · dotnet/announcements
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Executive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability i...
github.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's Patch Tuesday and ASP.NET Core has a doozy, with a CVSS score of 9.9, our highest ever. Let's examine why.
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
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“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs
What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?
www.thenerve.news
October 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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What did the Founding Fathers eat and drink on the United States’ first birthday? Probably turtle soup, Victoria Flexner writes—and copious amounts of Madeira:
We Hold These Turkeys to Be Delicious
What the Founding Fathers ate—and drank—on July 4, 1777
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What did the Founding Fathers eat and drink on the United States’ first birthday? Probably turtle soup, Victoria Flexner writes—and copious amounts of Madeira:
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I have written a quick response/critique to the very provocative "whatever it takes" column from @adamtooze.bsky.social in today's FT.
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
Is this really a BOE “whatever it takes” moment?
There is a striking column in the FT from Adam Tooze, the incredibly prolific Chartbook author , which as I see it boils down to this: prolonged stagnation has thrown the UK into a desperate positi…
freethinkecon.wordpress.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I have written a quick response/critique to the very provocative "whatever it takes" column from @adamtooze.bsky.social in today's FT.
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/i...
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Labour pitching ID cards as an explicitly anti-immigration measure is one of the dumbest things this government has done, among a very crowded field.
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Labour pitching ID cards as an explicitly anti-immigration measure is one of the dumbest things this government has done, among a very crowded field.
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There are quite obviously competing factions in Number 10 arguing about whether to be Reform-lite or set policy agenda / attack, and for today the former seem to have won. As far as one can tell, virtually everyone sane outside the centre thinks the latter.
September 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
There are quite obviously competing factions in Number 10 arguing about whether to be Reform-lite or set policy agenda / attack, and for today the former seem to have won. As far as one can tell, virtually everyone sane outside the centre thinks the latter.
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My first question is going to be ‘which incredibly dodgy American corporation are we going to farm out the work on this digital ID?’
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My first question is going to be ‘which incredibly dodgy American corporation are we going to farm out the work on this digital ID?’
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It is with profound sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club announces the passing of Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird MBE OBE, one of cricket’s most beloved figures, who died peacefully at home at the age of 92.
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
September 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It is with profound sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club announces the passing of Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird MBE OBE, one of cricket’s most beloved figures, who died peacefully at home at the age of 92.
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
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A DHS data-sharing platform used for sharing restricted intel among government agencies, law enforcement and fusion centers was misconfigured to allow access to "everyone" including tens of thousands of unauthorized government staff, contractors and foreign nationals. www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users
A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people.
www.wired.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A DHS data-sharing platform used for sharing restricted intel among government agencies, law enforcement and fusion centers was misconfigured to allow access to "everyone" including tens of thousands of unauthorized government staff, contractors and foreign nationals. www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
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My new article in @justsecurity.org is unfortunately very timely. 2/n
www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...
www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...
Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror”
An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.
www.justsecurity.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My new article in @justsecurity.org is unfortunately very timely. 2/n
www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...
www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...
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New by me:
A look into UK orgs outsourcing critical business and cyber functions to low cost providers and the fall out. I'll probably get in trouble for writing this one.
doublepulsar.com/the-elephant...
A look into UK orgs outsourcing critical business and cyber functions to low cost providers and the fall out. I'll probably get in trouble for writing this one.
doublepulsar.com/the-elephant...
The Elephant in The Biz: outsourcing of critical IT and cybersecurity functions risks UK economic…
Recently, there’s been three major UK ransomware and/or extortion incidents at three big UK companies — Co-op Group, Marks and Spencer and…
doublepulsar.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New by me:
A look into UK orgs outsourcing critical business and cyber functions to low cost providers and the fall out. I'll probably get in trouble for writing this one.
doublepulsar.com/the-elephant...
A look into UK orgs outsourcing critical business and cyber functions to low cost providers and the fall out. I'll probably get in trouble for writing this one.
doublepulsar.com/the-elephant...
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Striking piece by a former U.S. Navy captain on Trump’s lethal attack in the Caribbean.
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power
The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.
www.defenseone.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Striking piece by a former U.S. Navy captain on Trump’s lethal attack in the Caribbean.
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
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Costly cyber incidents keep mounting in the UK as the government delays introducing cyber regulations that would require businesses to better protect themselves from attacks, experts say therecord.media/cyberattack-...
Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover threatens to hit British economic growth
The disruption is the latest to hit a high-profile brand in the United Kingdom, and follows repeated delays in the British government introducing cybersecurity regulations that would require businesse...
therecord.media
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Costly cyber incidents keep mounting in the UK as the government delays introducing cyber regulations that would require businesses to better protect themselves from attacks, experts say therecord.media/cyberattack-...
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Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised
Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised
Popular npm packages debug, chalk, and others hijacked in massive supply chain attack
Crims have added backdoors to at least 18 npm packages after developer Josh Junon inadvertently authorized a reset of the two-factor authentication protecting his npm account.…
dlvr.it
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised
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Donald Bloompf abuses ZIa Yusuf as a p-word who won't deport other p-words.
Says he is a Canadian Nazi, promoting remigration & racism in Britain + Germany too
X says carry on with racist abuse (in line Musk's philosophy + now his far right politics)
Racism upheld: 19 (95%)
Sanctioned: 1 (5%)
Says he is a Canadian Nazi, promoting remigration & racism in Britain + Germany too
X says carry on with racist abuse (in line Musk's philosophy + now his far right politics)
Racism upheld: 19 (95%)
Sanctioned: 1 (5%)
September 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Donald Bloompf abuses ZIa Yusuf as a p-word who won't deport other p-words.
Says he is a Canadian Nazi, promoting remigration & racism in Britain + Germany too
X says carry on with racist abuse (in line Musk's philosophy + now his far right politics)
Racism upheld: 19 (95%)
Sanctioned: 1 (5%)
Says he is a Canadian Nazi, promoting remigration & racism in Britain + Germany too
X says carry on with racist abuse (in line Musk's philosophy + now his far right politics)
Racism upheld: 19 (95%)
Sanctioned: 1 (5%)