New blog in which my team and I go down the rabbit hole of Entra privileged roles and try to make sense of things... Check it out and let us know what you think!

Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.

Voted! #DemocracyInAction

Oh come on! And yet I've been in this field long enough that I'm not even surprised.

"We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers [@grapheneos.org] is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say." arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Headed to the Queen City Conference? Don’t miss @qu13t0ne.bsky.social presenting “I Will Survive: Protecting Backup and Recovery in the Age of Ransomware” on Friday, November 7 at 1:00 PM. See you there, Cincinnati! queencitycon.org

Which public cloud infrastructure provider will go down today and why does nobody care if it's GCP?

Excited to share that I'm presenting at Queen City Conference in Cincinnati, Nov. 7-9. Join me Friday afternoon for "I Will Survive: Protecting Backup and Recovery in the Age of Ransomware". See you there! queencitycon.org #cybersecurity #conference #backups #ransomware

"It turns out, in the end, that there’s only one check and balance that actually matters: Good character. Everything else in a constitutional system follows and relies on that simple foundation." Another incisive take from @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...

Pls, usem Linux

Just an astonishing, powerful op-ed that drives home what we are losing and what's already been lost. We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Check out my latest work -- a framework for ensuring you can recover from backups when disaster strikes!

"'Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,' [Minneapolis Mayor Jacob] Frey said at a news conference outside the school. 'These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.'" apnews.com/live/minneap...

We haven't learned a darn thing.

They're in Georgetown, which if you know Washington, tells you how stupid this invasion of DC is.

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly responds to the DOD retracting her teaching position at West Point due to Loomer's conspiracy theories www.linkedin.com/pulse/harder...

Today is the 157th anniversary of the official adoption of the #14thAmendment to the U.S. #Constitution. Seems like an appropriate time to post the text of article 1 in particular, just in case anyone has forgotten what it says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ... (1/3)

me: they’re just- wife: don’t say it me: ... wife: I mean it me: ... wife: ... me: lion there

With the demise of @mozilla.org #pocket app, I'm switching to #selfhosted #wallabag. To migrate my thousands of saved articles and hundreds of favorites, ended up building a few scripts to fix migration deficiencies on both sides. Check it out if you're moving too: github.com/qu13t0ne/poc...

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. (Saint-Exupéry)

Nice clear article on setting up break glass monitoring in Microsoft Entra www.thetechtrails.com/2025/06/moni...

Finished watching #Andor last night. So good all around. Story telling, characters, cinematography, complexities of motivations both good and I'll. A show timely and relevant, unfortunately.

I have friends everywhere.

C'mon folks, it's 2025. If your Disaster Recovery Plan doesn't account for a major ransomware attack, what are we even doing here? No, this isn't about anyone in particular. But if you feel triggered right now, just think of this as a friendly nudge.

Remembering Pope Francis: I wrote the following post in 2016, when the book The Name of God is Mercy was first published. With the Holy Father’s passing this morning, it seems appropriate to re-share, as something of a memorial. stationdark.com/pope-francis/

Descansa en paz, Papa Francisco

"There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others (4-20-25)." #PopeFrancis

Military PTSD victim final goodbye - a powerful photo essay by my sister-in-law. erinthompsonphoto.com/2025/04/16/h...

I believe one of the sacred responsibilities of cybersecurity practitioners is to identify and speak uncomfortable truths to those we serve, truths they sometimes would rather not hear. Only through true understanding do we advance on solid ground. 🫡 @thekrebscycle.bsky.social

Breaking into the #cybersecurity industry can be daunting. At TrustedSec, we believe in sharing our expertise with others, which is why we started our junior consultant program. Watch this video to learn how we strive help those starting out in #InfoSec! youtu.be/s22DxG2soMA

I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

Apropos of nothing, I spent the morning downloading dozens of resources from the CISA site. NIST site is next.... Just in case, ya know?

Published today: cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

We are seeing two very different understandings of 'Christian' in the country right now. One celebrates Goliath and the golden calf. The other celebrates the good Samaritan. I know which one I follow. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”

Hello, world. Made the leap from the *other place* over the holidays. I'll probably be as quiet here as I was over there, but at least I'm here. 🤷‍♂️