I'm really happy that a combination of AI and Reddit led me to find the video of a short ad I was looking for. Courtesy of Computer Associates, no less, I think it perfectly captures some of the key issues with cybersecurity nowadays. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFt...

If you ask Rick Astley for his copy of the movie Up, he cannot give it to you as he will never give you Up. However, in doing so, he lets you down. Therefore it creates The Astley Paradox.

Dad joke/humour royalty right here, folks.

My latest incident of dropping-AirPods-in-airplane (though not really, I had just misplaced them) convinced me to switch to over-ear-type noise cancelling headphones for air travel. Not looking to spend a fortune. What do people recommend?

This, a million times over. They (sellers) also don’t mind if people conflate the high precision of specialized ML models with the scale of hallucinations coming out of current models.

Look at original thread for this. Scary.

On my way to RSA Conference, looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Expecting a busy schedule and good conversations on security and AI, cloud/appsec synergy, security purchasing trends, and more. Apologies in advance for my bad face-name mapping skills…

Canadians, today is the last day of advance polling. Get out and vote!

It’s not about Katy Perry heading to space. It’s about how billionaires rebrand joyrides as “inspiration,” while real women in science lose jobs and visibility. Empowerment isn’t a press release, it’s opportunity, access, and recognition.

Urging all Canadians to make their voices heard in the current election. Advance polling is open until the 21st. We can’t do much about how other countries behave, but we can do our part to influence our own. #CanadaVotes

#GoogleCloudNext was a great event, full of interesting announcements, meetings and a few surprises. Read the collective thoughts of @futurumgroup.bsky.social analyst team who were there futurumgroup.com/insights/goo...

I’m seeing this more and more—on any number of topics, that showing emotion is weakness. It absolutely is not. Caring is t weakness, expressing your feelings is a core part of being human.

Trump's entire shtick has always been "I will make you rich." It's what his TV show was, what his books and "university" were, and it's what his presidency is. It's all about the hope that if you support him and do what he does, you'll become him. It's all a con. It always was. It always will be.

"Putin seemed to intuit that the idealism of American democracy might actually vanish, not just as a foreign-policy doctrine, but as the consensus conviction of its domestic politics." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Hey Software company PR peeps. You might want to at least register your handle on #Bluesky; ideally with your verified domain. Today alone I have seen name-squatters for #ServiceNow, #SolarWinds, #Splunk, #Cisco, #Squadcast, and #Atlassian. And anyone else who wants to protect their name/brand.

It’s not simply undignified; it’s a rejection of the values the room once stood for.

Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]

I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad. There’s not.

Yes, exactly, this. In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

As I tiptoe my way around embracing "AI as assistant" mindset, really enjoyed this simple post on managing Claude conversations - www.mrowe.co.za/blog/2025/01... Couldn't find author here on BSky.

Embracing "AI as assistant" workflows using Claude 3.5 Sonnet to help me find new tracks for my workout playlist. Really nice suggestions... :-) I know I could turn to more specialized recommendations from my music provider (Apple) but I appreciate the flexibility of using Claude...

Just listened to a really nice episode of @cloudsecuritypod.bsky.social with @returnonsecurity.com on the broader trends of cybersecurity startups, markets, and more. Highly recommend it!

Terrible news today about the loss of Amit Yoran. He was a larger than life figure in cybersecurity and we will be lesser without him. May his family and friends find peace.

Really thought provoking show with a nice framework for reflection on market changes. Definitely helps me organize some thoughts. Also loved the @swardley.bsky.social references!

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." Arthur C. Clarke

Snarky observation: sometimes the best antidote for imposter syndrome is to listen to some podcasts about a topic one knows well. On a POSITIVE note, it was karmic justice that the next podcast I listened to was @katymilkman.bsky.social ‘s on the Dunning-Kruger effect. I love her show and her work!

And just like that, Yellowstone is done. Solid show, fitting ending. Will miss it.

Great article. Lurking in the background is the notion of an economic externality: a situation where choices and consequences don’t line up. This affects both security and engineering teams, and addressing these issues goes a long way to help resolve the broader question.

Incredibly silly and obvious lifehack but I found a suitable workaround for my desire for weirdly-flavoured diet/zero Pepsi or Coke: Flavoured water enhancers on top of regular diet/zero drink. :-)

Just arrived in Philadelphia for the Cybermarketing Conference. Looking forward to it!

This. Also protect all trans people in general.

That feeling when you get the check-in notification for your next outbound flight while still waiting to deplane from your inbound flight… #analystlife

I honestly believe all LLM results should come with a disclaimer reminding people that the thing doesn’t (and absolutely cannot) know any facts or do any reasoning; it is simply designed to *sound* like it knows facts and frequently sweeps some up accidentally in the process.

Thinking of @danielmiessler.bsky.social guidance on agents as I listen to #AWSreInvent keynote announcements on Bedrock multi-agent support. Brave new world for all of us...

As #AWSreInvent initial session for analysts continues, pretty much every speaker brings up several points about security, from its importance to how new thinking about how to use services (satellites are cool, as is quantum :-) ) can impact it. It’s looking like a very interesting week here…

As #AWSreInvent begins, the message in industry analyst sessions is how different organizations have achieved material business outcomes - be it savings, efficiencies, revenues, … - with AWS as a foundation. Also positive to hear security is mentioned as first-class topic.

Very excited about what the week brings as I start my trek to Vegas for #AWSreinvent24. Lots of interesting things happening in cloud security as usage patterns change and mature. Oh, and that little thing called AI too :-)

This. To me, @malwaretech.com has been a great contributor of really interesting content and insights. Hoping that powers that be will see this and act accordingly.

After a crappy, crappy training session at local golf simulator (as a golfer, I'm a wonderful comedian), I get back in the car and the Bluetooth audio comes back blasting, right at the chorus, Journey's "Don't Stop Believing"... I'm choosing to take that as a positive sign! :-)

Awesome commentary from Bob on the nature of security flaws. The "all it takes ..." sentiment is also close to the "attackers only have to be right once" angle that is one of my pet peeves - they do not (see, for example, ATT&CK), can we PLEASE move on from it?

Excellent list.

Hey everyone, INC Ransom has added A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL to their list of victims. Your periodic reminder that people who carry out ransomware attacks are worthless pieces of shit who deserve no mercy.

This! I also encourage people to reach out to the myriad of organizations in their day-to-day - school boards, social and sports organizations, city hall, police and fire departments, weather agencies, … - asking them to consider adding BlueSky to their social media. It helps!

Not to focus too much on meta-commentary on BlueSky - after all, I suspect many of us are here to interact and talk about our other interests - I LOVE how easy it's been to have conversations here outside my immediate field (cybersecurity). Hoping this is evidence of BlueSky achieving critical mass.

This. I start to see here more accounts along these categories. Particularly happy with how finding content in the “specialist knowledge” category is easy, allowing someone to cover a broad range of topics with ease. I’m hopeful.

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