@toastypops.bsky.social
Grizzled gray beard lover of tech, dogs, and good vibes
When your new foster pup finally decides it's okay to have a nap in a new space.
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When your new foster pup finally decides it's okay to have a nap in a new space.
The government should live in fear of what we the citizens perceive of them, not the other way around. Performance reviews are overdue. My PIP will be hard to achieve and I will relish their downfall.
"In time, US citizens may find themselves trapped in a diminished, nightmare America—like a post-Musk Twitter at scale—where everything works badly, everything can be turned against you, and everyone else has fled."
@himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/enshit...
@himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/enshit...
The Enshittification of American Power
First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The government should live in fear of what we the citizens perceive of them, not the other way around. Performance reviews are overdue. My PIP will be hard to achieve and I will relish their downfall.
Absolutely the dumbest decision possible. Unless you were intentionally trying to hobble cyber security on a national level. www.csoonline.com/article/3963...
CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract, leaving security flaw tracking in limbo
MITRE’s 25-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program will end April 16 after DHS did not renew its funding contract for reasons unspecified. Experts say ending the program, which ser...
www.csoonline.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Absolutely the dumbest decision possible. Unless you were intentionally trying to hobble cyber security on a national level. www.csoonline.com/article/3963...
Prediction - next we'll start seeing big lifted trucks with Soviet hammer and scythe stickers instead of the usual bastardized Trump/American flag decals. Do rednecks even know what borscht tastes like? I think they are going to be disappointed in the end.
March 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Prediction - next we'll start seeing big lifted trucks with Soviet hammer and scythe stickers instead of the usual bastardized Trump/American flag decals. Do rednecks even know what borscht tastes like? I think they are going to be disappointed in the end.
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The Washington Post confirms The Guardian's reporting (denied by DHS) that some CISA cyber-threat analysts have been told to "focus on adversaries other than Russia":
As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to pause cyber and information operations against Russia as Trump seeks to bring Putin to the negotiating table to end war in Ukraine.
wapo.st
March 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Washington Post confirms The Guardian's reporting (denied by DHS) that some CISA cyber-threat analysts have been told to "focus on adversaries other than Russia":
I hope that CISA doesn't get the DOGE treatment in order for not tracking Russian activity to be effectively enacted by cutting the legs out from the organization.
March 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I hope that CISA doesn't get the DOGE treatment in order for not tracking Russian activity to be effectively enacted by cutting the legs out from the organization.
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Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
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The hardest part of having a four legged best friend is when you have to say goodbye. Wait for me by the rainbow bridge Lucky.
February 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The hardest part of having a four legged best friend is when you have to say goodbye. Wait for me by the rainbow bridge Lucky.
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This is a really bad sign for things to come. CISA's mission is about security and truth, not political deference. Consider the puppy killer source though and her motivation to please an audience of one. Bad way to start.
This is a really bad sign for things to come. CISA's mission is about security and truth, not political deference. Consider the puppy killer source though and her motivation to please an audience of one. Bad way to start.
Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary
She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.”
cyberscoop.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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This is a really bad sign for things to come. CISA's mission is about security and truth, not political deference. Consider the puppy killer source though and her motivation to please an audience of one. Bad way to start.
This is a really bad sign for things to come. CISA's mission is about security and truth, not political deference. Consider the puppy killer source though and her motivation to please an audience of one. Bad way to start.
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If you want to see something inspirational today, watch this and honor MLK Jr.
If you want to see something inspirational today, watch this and honor MLK Jr.
National Action Network : MLK DAY 2025
YouTube video by National Action Network
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January 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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If you want to see something inspirational today, watch this and honor MLK Jr.
If you want to see something inspirational today, watch this and honor MLK Jr.
Everyone kept up on their patching from 2024, right?
January 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Everyone kept up on their patching from 2024, right?
What a wonderful late-stage capitalism/ Grift-tocracy we live in 😤
I've been begging people to uninstall Honey forever, just based on the idea that all middlemen are rent-seeking and scamming. Turns out, that was a good instinct:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4y...
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam
YouTube video by MegaLag
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December 23, 2024 at 6:33 PM
What a wonderful late-stage capitalism/ Grift-tocracy we live in 😤
Not just kids, but old gray beards can have fun with AoC too! You can do it for free too.
All the kids getting into Cyber really should do the TryHackMe advent calendar. It's totally relevant and approachable content for real jobs in a SOC. Basic malware analysis, log analysis, etc. I love how much good content there is for free or very cheap these days. tryhackme.com/r/room/adven...
TryHackMe | Cyber Security Training
tryhackme.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Not just kids, but old gray beards can have fun with AoC too! You can do it for free too.
Watch this space
Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator
Chinese spies, Musk’s biz ties, ‘a real risk’ to US security
Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa
www.theregister.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Watch this space
This story should keep someone else up at night.
This is a truly weird story, right? A hacker allegedly gained access to materials that the hacker has not released but, nonetheless, an unnamed person told the NYT about the hack — which was not of the Ethics Committee or DOJ, but instead of files shared by lawyers for people testifying about Gaetz?
Hacker Is Said to Have Gained Access to File With Damaging Testimony About Gaetz
The computer file is said to contain testimony from the woman who said she had sex with Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general, when she was 17.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:38 AM
This story should keep someone else up at night.
This story should keep you up at night.
Must read of the week: Ronan Farrow is looking at how governments (including the US) use spyware tech on individuals, activists, and journalists. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:36 AM
This story should keep you up at night.
Pen testing and the CISO reading the security assessment report
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The Original Square Hole Girl Video + The Redemption
YouTube video by Alison Burke
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November 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Pen testing and the CISO reading the security assessment report
youtu.be/cUbIkNUFs-4?...
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If you are in cybersecurity repost this so we can all follow each other 😬
November 15, 2024 at 4:53 PM
If you are in cybersecurity repost this so we can all follow each other 😬
Agh, people, you're killing me. Use your head for more than a hat rack.
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Top 200 Most Common Passwords
NordPass presents the 6th annual list of the 200 most common passwords. Discover the most common passwords used worldwide in both personal and corporate settings.
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November 16, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Agh, people, you're killing me. Use your head for more than a hat rack.
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#teamSC #SimplyCyber where you at fam?
November 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
#teamSC #SimplyCyber where you at fam?
That would be a huge mistake.
If you care at all about cybersecurity, which is still very much an 🚨 urgent bipartisan issue 🚨 call Rand Paul’s office and let him know that you won’t stand for him eliminating the nation’s cyber defense agency.
Office (202-224-4343).
Office (202-224-4343).
November 16, 2024 at 5:54 PM
That would be a huge mistake.
My first post is an observation about Bluesky - so many cat pics! 🐱
November 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM
My first post is an observation about Bluesky - so many cat pics! 🐱