Willa
@willasaywhat.bsky.social
Infosec princess with a penchant for secure code, mother of two, wifey ⚢. My words are my own. 🏳️🌈
https://infosec.exchange/@willasaywhat
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Willa
@willasaywhat.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hi friends! I will do my best to cross-post here, but typically engage more on Mastodon at @willasaywhat@infosec.exchange for tech things and on Instagram if you like birds and other random adventure pictures. ☺️
I think this post from Aphyr captures my feelings on what it feels like to be here in Chicago: aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-yo...
I've wanted to write something similar but didn't have the spoons, and stumbled across it today so I figured I'd share for anyone that missed it.
I've wanted to write something similar but didn't have the spoons, and stumbled across it today so I figured I'd share for anyone that missed it.
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think this post from Aphyr captures my feelings on what it feels like to be here in Chicago: aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-yo...
I've wanted to write something similar but didn't have the spoons, and stumbled across it today so I figured I'd share for anyone that missed it.
I've wanted to write something similar but didn't have the spoons, and stumbled across it today so I figured I'd share for anyone that missed it.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
Thinking about doing some day hikes or maybe a tiny backpacking trip this fall. Something about wilding myself just sounds like a good plan right now. Anyone have recs for some hikes near Chicago? 🥾
October 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thinking about doing some day hikes or maybe a tiny backpacking trip this fall. Something about wilding myself just sounds like a good plan right now. Anyone have recs for some hikes near Chicago? 🥾
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IF YOU WANT FREE TICKETS TO @BSIDES312, please stop digging around our website to find the 3 free codes we accidentally added there. One of them for sure is in the past. I can't find the rest, so that's probably good. This account only tells the truth.
bsides312.org
bsides312.org
BSides312 - Chicago's Other Hacking Conference - the Day after THOTCON!
BSides312 is Chicago's Biggest Little Non-Profit hacking & information security conference. We're the only Chicago conference entirely run by members of the local community, but attended by folks from...
bsides312.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
IF YOU WANT FREE TICKETS TO @BSIDES312, please stop digging around our website to find the 3 free codes we accidentally added there. One of them for sure is in the past. I can't find the rest, so that's probably good. This account only tells the truth.
bsides312.org
bsides312.org
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🎤 The moment is here! Check out the amazing speaker lineup for #BSides312, happening June 1: bsides312.org/speaker-bios...
🎟️ Don’t forget to grab your tickets while you're there!
#Bsides
🎟️ Don’t forget to grab your tickets while you're there!
#Bsides
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎤 The moment is here! Check out the amazing speaker lineup for #BSides312, happening June 1: bsides312.org/speaker-bios...
🎟️ Don’t forget to grab your tickets while you're there!
#Bsides
🎟️ Don’t forget to grab your tickets while you're there!
#Bsides
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👀 Is this a glimpse of the #BSides312 Badge? 👀
The only way to know for sure is to grab your ticket and be part of the action! 🎟️✨
Don't miss out → bsides312.org
#BSides
The only way to know for sure is to grab your ticket and be part of the action! 🎟️✨
Don't miss out → bsides312.org
#BSides
April 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
👀 Is this a glimpse of the #BSides312 Badge? 👀
The only way to know for sure is to grab your ticket and be part of the action! 🎟️✨
Don't miss out → bsides312.org
#BSides
The only way to know for sure is to grab your ticket and be part of the action! 🎟️✨
Don't miss out → bsides312.org
#BSides
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🚨 Speaker Alert! 🚨
Say hello to Dr. Catherine J. Ullman, joining us at #BSides312 with a talk on Defending Beyond Defense you won’t want to miss! 🎤🔥
🎟️ More information and grab your ticket now at bsides312.org — this session is going to be epic!
#BSides #InfoSec
Say hello to Dr. Catherine J. Ullman, joining us at #BSides312 with a talk on Defending Beyond Defense you won’t want to miss! 🎤🔥
🎟️ More information and grab your ticket now at bsides312.org — this session is going to be epic!
#BSides #InfoSec
April 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 Speaker Alert! 🚨
Say hello to Dr. Catherine J. Ullman, joining us at #BSides312 with a talk on Defending Beyond Defense you won’t want to miss! 🎤🔥
🎟️ More information and grab your ticket now at bsides312.org — this session is going to be epic!
#BSides #InfoSec
Say hello to Dr. Catherine J. Ullman, joining us at #BSides312 with a talk on Defending Beyond Defense you won’t want to miss! 🎤🔥
🎟️ More information and grab your ticket now at bsides312.org — this session is going to be epic!
#BSides #InfoSec
Only reason I log into bsky is to boost this.
East is gonna be H U G E this week!! Join 50-100 hackers and infosec nerds along with pizza and drinks on our sponsor Cyera!!!! Thursday at 6pm at NavigatorTap in Chicago!
www.meetup.com/burbsec/even...
www.meetup.com/burbsec/even...
BurbSec East - Sponsored by CYERA!, Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**THIS MONTH’S FOOD AND DRINK SPONSOR IS [CYERA!!!](https://www.cyera.io/)**
🚀🔐 **Unlock the Excitement at Burbsec EAST!** 🍻🎉
Are you ready for a night of geeking out,
www.meetup.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Only reason I log into bsky is to boost this.
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**UIC IS GETTING ICE'd TODAY** Even if you are 100% legal, **that doesn't stop ICE from arresting you.** They have already arrested multiple people who were *born here.* You will be targeted based on your name and the color of your skin. STAY AWAY TODAY.
April 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
**UIC IS GETTING ICE'd TODAY** Even if you are 100% legal, **that doesn't stop ICE from arresting you.** They have already arrested multiple people who were *born here.* You will be targeted based on your name and the color of your skin. STAY AWAY TODAY.
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
Got tickets to see Yelle in October here in Chicago! It's been forever since we saw them in D.C. back when we were still kids. 😅
March 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Got tickets to see Yelle in October here in Chicago! It's been forever since we saw them in D.C. back when we were still kids. 😅
Hunting for a well fitted mask for travel. Anyone have any recommendations? I have some of the black K95 ones but they tend to gap on me for whatever reason.
March 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hunting for a well fitted mask for travel. Anyone have any recommendations? I have some of the black K95 ones but they tend to gap on me for whatever reason.
Cranking tunes this morning. Stroke 9's Washin' N Wondering chased Little Black Backpack so it's a good day.
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Cranking tunes this morning. Stroke 9's Washin' N Wondering chased Little Black Backpack so it's a good day.
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An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
February 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
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Call for Presentations is now LIVE!!!
Head on over to bsides312.org and click on participate to get to the CFP area. Our CFP is open through 3/14 so don't get a pi in the face and put yours in now.
#BSides #Bsides312
Head on over to bsides312.org and click on participate to get to the CFP area. Our CFP is open through 3/14 so don't get a pi in the face and put yours in now.
#BSides #Bsides312
BSides312 Event - Home
BSides312 Home page
bsides312.org
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Call for Presentations is now LIVE!!!
Head on over to bsides312.org and click on participate to get to the CFP area. Our CFP is open through 3/14 so don't get a pi in the face and put yours in now.
#BSides #Bsides312
Head on over to bsides312.org and click on participate to get to the CFP area. Our CFP is open through 3/14 so don't get a pi in the face and put yours in now.
#BSides #Bsides312
Wow social media is just all the sadness and anger boiled down to its very essence. Things are awful, but I need some positivity or I’m going to spiral. With that, it’s time to close this app.
January 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Wow social media is just all the sadness and anger boiled down to its very essence. Things are awful, but I need some positivity or I’m going to spiral. With that, it’s time to close this app.
Seeing all the predictions for today, and I'm just glad I moved to Chicago when I did. This city is where my family and I need to be right now.
January 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Seeing all the predictions for today, and I'm just glad I moved to Chicago when I did. This city is where my family and I need to be right now.
I've been a Product Manager for a week, and already I understand the plight of the PM being called Project Manager, Program Manager, and various other things that abbreviate to PM. 🤣
January 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I've been a Product Manager for a week, and already I understand the plight of the PM being called Project Manager, Program Manager, and various other things that abbreviate to PM. 🤣
So, I finished that book. A Psalm for the Wild Built, which a friend recommended ages ago, destroyed me in the most heart warming and positive way. Definitely give it a read if you haven't already. It's a quick read, but the timing on finishing this one hit me quite hard.
January 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
So, I finished that book. A Psalm for the Wild Built, which a friend recommended ages ago, destroyed me in the most heart warming and positive way. Definitely give it a read if you haven't already. It's a quick read, but the timing on finishing this one hit me quite hard.
I brought my family a Cadbury chocolate Christmas house from Scotland and it was recently demolished. Now there's just a ton of Cadbury in my house and it's very difficult not to snack on it.
January 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I brought my family a Cadbury chocolate Christmas house from Scotland and it was recently demolished. Now there's just a ton of Cadbury in my house and it's very difficult not to snack on it.
I started this book a long time ago, but my brain wouldn't let me get into it. Until this week. For whatever reason, my brain wants to read now and I'm going to go finish it before my attention span is gone. ☺️
January 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I started this book a long time ago, but my brain wouldn't let me get into it. Until this week. For whatever reason, my brain wants to read now and I'm going to go finish it before my attention span is gone. ☺️
Not me accidentally putting my new work laptop in the wrong timezone. Thankfully fixed that before my first day. Phew.
January 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Not me accidentally putting my new work laptop in the wrong timezone. Thankfully fixed that before my first day. Phew.
I got a safety mandolin for Christmas and I've been just chopping stuff up to test all day. I just threw a potato through it to make fries and air fried them. They're a nice uniform thickness, crispy, and tender. Really happy with how it turned out.
December 26, 2024 at 11:28 PM
I got a safety mandolin for Christmas and I've been just chopping stuff up to test all day. I just threw a potato through it to make fries and air fried them. They're a nice uniform thickness, crispy, and tender. Really happy with how it turned out.
My son just watched all of Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space and it took me longer than I want to admit to realize it was a reboot and not a sequel. Now we're both waiting for the next season. 😅
December 26, 2024 at 1:43 AM
My son just watched all of Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space and it took me longer than I want to admit to realize it was a reboot and not a sequel. Now we're both waiting for the next season. 😅
I may be exhausted but Christmas was good. My wife was feeling super low energy the last couple days so I'm glad I was able to merry make for her and the kids. I loved cooking for everyone and hosting our friends too. 🥰
December 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I may be exhausted but Christmas was good. My wife was feeling super low energy the last couple days so I'm glad I was able to merry make for her and the kids. I loved cooking for everyone and hosting our friends too. 🥰