While at the river this morning on a weekend outing in very hot weather - I did a quick mixed media sketch under ten minutes to capture the fishing activities (almost a croquis drawing in its speed and gesture capturing if we want to be posh) #creativity

I have started an account on #Substack to share my #art and other projects (i am more than #cybersecurity ) if you are interested please subscribe to my ramblings empressbat.substack.com

I am sick with another respiratory thing and feel mopey. Decided to paint to distract myself. Our small half barrel 'pond' has water lilies. After rain the water is murky, leaves are submerged, silty. The flowers rise up despite this. My #painting is inspired by that resilience #workinprogress

Australian author #CraigSilvey faces court on alleged child exploitation offences www.9news.com.au/national/cra...

Reports that a threat actor scraped #Instagram data via public APIs in 2024 Exposed fields include usernames, full emails, phone numbers, and partial physical locations. #dataleak cybersecuritynews.com/instagram-da...

My #painting of a Moreton Bay Chestnut flower is finished. Sprayed a matte varnish on it and happy with the result

glimpse a very unfinished piece! I am feeling miserable as I am sick and have had a cold/respiratory nasties for many weeks. However I have a cuppa and get to explore this canvas that I have started. Inspired by the flowers on a Moreton Bay Chestnut #art #creativity

Our bristlenose catfish has taken over the fishtank TARDIS - Has the Doctore regenerated as a pleco?

This news report states that Two U.S. #cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to working as ALPHV/BlackCat #ransomware affiliates, highlighting insider threat risks. www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/secu...

First day of work for 2026, was a struggle. This afternoon after work I started a new painting, and I also drew an illustration of cakes to sell on #redbubble as a sticker and other merch. Drawing them made me want some cake …. #cupcakes #cakeday www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/cu...

The bristlenose catfish has taken up residence in the #fishtank #TARDIS

I just posted on #Substack about my process creating this butterfly painting #art #artbyhumans #noAIart open.substack.com/pub/empressb...

#cricket the Pink Test - we have bought our virtual seats in support of the work by the mcgrathfoundation You can help them too here is the link www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au #mcgrathfoundation #PinkTest2026

Finished the #butterfly painting! I have also uploaded it to redbubble so people can buy it as an art print or on cushions or sfickers if they want #paintings www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...

Feeling stressed and miserable about work next week. Distracting myself with art. Not finished yet, the painting needs more in it as I really want to try and get across the beauty of the butterfly as well as the fact it is poisonous to the birds that may want to eat it. #creativity #art #painting

My painting of a #lighthouse that I was creating today is complete. I have listed the image on #redbubble to for people to buy as prints as well as on a variety of items including postcards, stickers, and I think even a shower curtain. #creativity #seascape www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1772...

Four stages of my latest painting that I am still creating. This one is a #seascape using #acrylic on canvas board.

Working on a painting of a Fly Agaric - I wanted to explore the juxtaposition of a whimsical faery tale toadstool with the real one that is poisonous and infamous for psychoactive compounds . It is not finished yet. Acrylic on canvas board #painting #toadstools #creativity

Today’s #read is #valmcdermid Silent Bones (my England cricket bear is with the book in honour of England winning a match at last..) #books

Yesterday’s holiday reading was Hemlock and Silver by #tkingfisher - slow start to the story but had a well paced adventurous and nail biting middle to end #reading #books #bookish #bookworm

SPOTIFY MUSIC LIBRARY scraped - the accounts and scraped allegedly accessed 86 million audio files. #Spotify says it has "identified and disabled the nefarious user accounts that engaged in unlawful scraping." www.billboard.com/business/str...

Playing with a variety of media .. mediums? Oil pastel, paint pens, gouache, pencil, markers. Today the picture is not the point the playing with the art supplies is #creativity

Yesterday we had to make the sad but responsible decision to euthanise our 17.5 year old black #cat Phoenix (AKA Ralphy). He had become paralysed on left side, blind in one eye, and extremely arthritic. We are both very sad - its the agonising part of pet guardianship. Vale ‘Ralphy’ 2008-2025

News that faked info is being posted about Bondi attack - shows importance of critical thinking - #Disinformation is deliberately misleading with intention to deceive, or manipulate - #Misinformation is false info shared without intent to deceive or cause harm. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

#cybersecurity - this article states that #MicrosoftTeams guest access can expose users to #phishing and #malware by placing them in external tenants with no security protections. www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news...

Latest design in my #Redbubble store which is available on TShirts, stickers, and tote bags is the #SOC analyst #cybersecurity SIEM analyst www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Cy...

I bought an old Rubik’s cube with its original dome display case. Its unsolved - so do i leave it in its unsolved state as a piece of history or do i solve it? #puzzles #RubiksCube #nostalgia

#cybersecurity - #WhatsApp enumeration flaw. www.theregister.com/2025/11/19/w...

I had a #cybersecurity job screening interview where the #recruiter asked “ When you wake up in the morning which work meeting are you most excited for” if I’m expected to think of work meetings when I first wake up, and be excited about them, I question the work life balance of the organisation.

Very excited to have my #FanArt accepted on #Redbubble !!! #gamers #stickers #redbubble #HelloNeighbour #HelloNeighbor www.redbubble.com/people/demys...

In my latest #cybersecurity themed illustration I am selling on #Redbubble I jave a fish drinking a cup of tea ignoring phishing as its not its cup of tea www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Cy...

#cybersecurity - this makes me wonder if any cybersecurity awareness programmes ever work. The #Louvre security camera system #password was Louvre? Surely we are being pranked … surely www.dagens.com/world/louvre...

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? who guards the guards. According to a Reuters report, U.S. prosecutors have accused three American #cybersecurity professionals of secretly running a #ransomware operation targeting companies across the United States. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

#cybersecurity - cyber threat actors are increasingly targeting supply chain and #Saas as an efficient way to reach many “main” targets at once. We need to think #creatively, not statically, to defend against these emerging and often creative threats.

I’ve always believed that #cybersecurity education, awareness, and creating a positive security culture doesn’t have to be dry. So, I decided to bring a little creativity into the mix. www.redbubble.com/people/demys...

I bought some rose black #cherryshrimp to go into my dwarf rosbora aquarium. The tank is Stargate themed - the rosbora are the jaffa and the little shrimp are the goa’uld. My tank has a #stargate and a pyramid (Ha’tak ship) of Apophis and lush greenery to resemble #Chulak

New design in my #cybersecurity awareness illustrations I sell on #Redbubble #privacy #datadefender #knight www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Cy...

My latest #cybersecurity awareness #sticker available from my #Redbubble store www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/cy...

In the #cybersecurity awareness stickers for sale in my #Redbubble store this one featuring a mummy is my best seller - if you want to grab one for yourself the link is here www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Ke...

#cybercrime - Security researchers have uncovered large coordinated #malware operations on #YouTube, using fake tutorial videos and hijacked channels to spread information-stealing software across the internet. research.checkpoint.com/2025/youtube...

In the latest issue of Source2Create's #WomeninSecuritymagazine - my regular #cybercrime column explores how criminals and nation state threats are using #GenAI. womeninsecuritymagazine.com

It has been reportes that #Reddit is suing #GenAI #Perplexity for Scraping Its Data www.eweek.com/artificial-i...

#security - if you have just started a new job that is amazing and should be celebrated but please do not post a photo online of your work ID pass or you wearing the pass in your workplace, #LinkedIn can be a great place for criminals to do OSINT

In my garden - the roses are flowering. Because it is so hot the blooms do not last long. They are beautiful and fragrant while they last #garden #roses

#gamers - we have many modern game consoles at home however we are often happier playing the #SegaMegadrive #SNES or #SegaSaturn (not pictured) there is something to say for the ‘simpler’ games.

#cybercrime ‘Banks and payment providers in the UK are being urged to step up their fight against the “vicious crime” of romance fraud.’ #romancefraud #romancescams www.techrepublic.com/article/news...

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is more than indicators of compromise (IOC) I *may* have ranted about that before. #CTI

#RIP #AceFrehley rock legend

Beware faked #AusPost messages - they do not bear gifts they bear fraud. #phishing #scam #fraud #Spoof

#cybercrime - there are rumours that #Nintendo has allegedly been compromised by the Crimson Collective group