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A Technology Journalist and cybersecurity professional. I have a mission to remove the marketing-speak from the information people receive in their news.

Joined July 2010
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Shape the battlefield with what you have. Cybersecurity is (almost) always a logistical conversation first, followed by tactical and strategic decisions based on that. Most people would probably be shocked at how well a small team can shape the battlefield to devastating effect against an opponent.
> You don't need a lot, you just need folks who care, constantly learning, and want to do the right thing who aren't prevented from doing so. This!
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Who is ready for BSides Mordor?
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lol... what is that?
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A cybersecurity / Lord of the Rings joke :-)
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You see me now a veteran Of a thousand psychic wars My energy's spent at last And my armor is destroyed I have used up all my weapons And I'm helpless and bereaved Wounds are all I'm made of Did I hear you say that this is victory? 🎶 Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars 🖼 @BillWillingham
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I'm not sure that there's anything left of me...
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On this Veteran's Day... I salute you all </tongue-in-cheek> (Me, on my way to the 1st Gulf War.) Happy Veteran's day.
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can't be true... we all died from PHP i heard!
I hereby declare the conclusion of *2shell.
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I would reply to this, but I have died from PHP...
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*Dario doing the Jack Nicholson nodding yes gif*
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Hello Dario our old friend, You've come to preach at us again Cause the funds you have been raising Are slowly failing while you are raving And the systems that you claim are like a human brain... But math remains to expose the sounds, of bullsh*t...
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Happy Veterans Day
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Happy Veterans Day
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Hello Dario our old friend, You've come to preach at us again Cause the funds you have been raising Are slowly failing while you are raving And the systems that you claim are like a human brain... But math remains to expose the sounds, of bullsh*t...
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Tired: malice Wired: mallace Hired: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Mickey has a new nickname; Micholas Mickleby.... IYKYK.
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Send it
Goooood morning world! Who wants to see what we have learned from using LLMs to attack the lab 🥼? #Cyber #Security #ARTEX #AI
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My new bedside lamp is cuter than yours...
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Field Report # 1337: First year of the Cyber War. I am Private BRS, Humanity's-Last-Stand-Division, reporting. Captain @UK_Daniel_Card , Lieutenants @ZackKorman , and @IceSolst , Sergeants @shotgunner101 (a.k.a. DTS) and @LisaForteUK and I are dug deep in a hole in the middle of a gas-powered data center, waiting out the AI Swarms which are building our human replacements, AT MACHINE SPEED. They look like Mark Zuckerberg because he is the closest thing to a robot ever born from a human womb. Zack tells us to stay strong. We have defenses against this. THIS IS WHAT WE TRAINED FOR. He cracked a small smile but then it turns out, he was just trying not to sneeze. Dan, wearing a druid costume, tells us that giving up is NOT AN OPTION, that he brought his wireless toothbrush, WE GOT THIS. Sol says that the number 4 is a government psyop and the machines will only use it with MALLACE. DTS has been raging about how the government limiting access to open-source models prior to The Fall was what caused all of this. Lisa has just been teaching us all how to breathe in this confined space we're packed in like sardines because she used to be a skilled spelunker as well as diver. She knows claustrophia, well, and can handle the stress of all that. Me? I write our memoirs. I take the notes. I don't know if we're ever going to get out of this ditch. I don't know what Hell waits for us topside but I will tell you this. I'd follow them into any Hell. They are some of the best friends I've ever had and I'm mighty glad to know them. -Private BRS, out.
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This is because you're not in the ditch with us, you are OUTSIDE, in those trenches, leading the troops! :D :D
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Hehehe. I will happily accept that :-)
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Field Report # 1337: First year of the Cyber War. I am Private BRS, Humanity's-Last-Stand-Division, reporting. Captain @UK_Daniel_Card , Lieutenants @ZackKorman , and @IceSolst , Sergeants @shotgunner101 (a.k.a. DTS) and @LisaForteUK and I are dug deep in a hole in the middle of a gas-powered data center, waiting out the AI Swarms which are building our human replacements, AT MACHINE SPEED. They look like Mark Zuckerberg because he is the closest thing to a robot ever born from a human womb. Zack tells us to stay strong. We have defenses against this. THIS IS WHAT WE TRAINED FOR. He cracked a small smile but then it turns out, he was just trying not to sneeze. Dan, wearing a druid costume, tells us that giving up is NOT AN OPTION, that he brought his wireless toothbrush, WE GOT THIS. Sol says that the number 4 is a government psyop and the machines will only use it with MALLACE. DTS has been raging about how the government limiting access to open-source models prior to The Fall was what caused all of this. Lisa has just been teaching us all how to breathe in this confined space we're packed in like sardines because she used to be a skilled spelunker as well as diver. She knows claustrophia, well, and can handle the stress of all that. Me? I write our memoirs. I take the notes. I don't know if we're ever going to get out of this ditch. I don't know what Hell waits for us topside but I will tell you this. I'd follow them into any Hell. They are some of the best friends I've ever had and I'm mighty glad to know them. -Private BRS, out.
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He's not wrong.
You don't have to have a dedicated carry handgun You can just have a duffle bag of guns you think are cool and pull one out at random for the day, and stick it in your waistband
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I need this GIF on my WhatsApp
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Special thanks to @techspence for teaching TISU cohort 9, educating us all on assume breach penetration testing, enumeration, hacking of active directory, and privilege escalation. It was one of our most iconic sessions of all time. The best part was that Spencer loaded a demo with extreme practical relevance, before I even did the intro. Instant Threat Intelligence Support Unit/TISU MVP status. 🤘 My only regret is that I could not have sent this session back to 5/10/15 years ago me - wish I knew some of this sooner. 🫶🤷‍♂️ @UK_Daniel_Card @IceSolst @Shammahwoods @DecryptedTech @christian_tail @whereduck @mrurbz
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