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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

New mural at the @WellsFargoCtr , also, my new motto. #JawnOrDie #Philadelphia

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

It’s not a second covid vaccine shot, it’s a sequel injection.

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

“Second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database is for sale on the dark web, w/ records including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, & inferred salaries.”

LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users - 9to5Mac

A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database ...

9to5mac.com

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

It’s pronounced “Jithub.”

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

🎶 Start spreadin' the news ... I'm starting my first day. I'm gonna be a part of it - the @nytimes #InfoSec team! 🎶 🗽🍎 I cannot thank the community enough for all the help, guidance, and assistance I received with my job search. ❤️ #AllTheVulnsThatAreFitToRemediate

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

It makes sense that the Girl Scouts are offering Cybersecurity badges, they’ve been helping people delete cookies for years.

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@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

📢Stop 👏making 👏up 👏new 👏names 👏for 👏Phishing👏

CyberNews

@CyberNews

2 years

#Cybercriminals are including #QR codes into #phishing attacks, a practice known as Quishing. #cybersecurity #cyberattack

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

10 months

Announcement 📢 Started a new job today 🍾🥂 Senior Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Analyst at [redacted] 💃 🎉

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

This is why Tooth Factor Authentication is important.

BleepingComputer

@BleepinComputer

2 years

Scoop: The American Dental Association was hit by a cyberattack causing the shut down of online services and email.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

My husband was just wheeled into the OR for surgery. If you have any spare positive vibes or healing thoughts, please send them this way. Thanks 🙏 Dog and/or gin photos would be greatly appreciated to distract me. 🐶🍸

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@InfoSecSherpa

7 years

Friend: How to I explain to our users that the server died? Me: Tell them it went to live on a server farm upstate.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

CoffeeOS

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

I just heard about a diabolical phishing simulation. Company faked an email from their own HR department, asking users if they were tired of phishing simulations and provided an unsubscribe link. Those who unsubscribed failed the simulation. I’m not sure how I feel about this.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Important personal announcement 📢 Due to a company layoff, I am now seeking new employment. - GSEC certified - 2 yrs SOC exp - OSINT / research / TI exp - Master of Library & Information Science - Philadelphia or remote Please RT for reach. Thanks.

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@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

$1,000 clue on Jeopardy

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

I'm as pleased as a 🍍to announce that I have joined the @KrebsStamos Group as a Security Researcher! I am very much looking forward to this fantastic opportunity to work alongside @C_C_Krebs , @alexstamos , @micahmccutchan , and the team!

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

Coming soon.

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@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

I believe this was prophesized in John 802.11

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Welp, that doesn’t bode well.

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@InfoSecSherpa

1 year

The bakery told me these are balloons 😳

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

I got into Cybersecurity when I had the realization that my natural paranoia and distrust of things was a career path 😉

Rinki Sethi

@rinkisethi

3 years

I love to hear stories about how people got into cybersecurity. I had a knack when I found and removed a keylogger on my PC that my dad was using to spy on me when I was 16. Found my way into the field post college as a security analyst at PG&E. Tell me your story. #cybersecurity

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

Stop calling end users the weakest link in security. That had been played out. They are your front lines, your infantry. Make them feel empowered, not belittled.

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Too many #InfoSec conference speaker panels be like...

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

🎼🎶 "I want my data back, data back, data back. I want my data back, data back, data back. Chil-i's PII breach." 🎶

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹

@secguro

6 years

Chili's reveals possible data #breach

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Don’t undervalue documentation in InfoSec. Writing skills are important. Relying on “enterprise knowledge” that’s only passed down verbally isn’t efficient or a best practice. Build skills with: - “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White - “On Writing Well” by Zinsser

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

A well-known InfoSec person, who shall remain nameless, once chastised me publicly at an event because I said that a password book actually wasn’t the worst thing in the world, depending on threat model and user’s abilities. They have probably forgotten this. I haven’t. 👀

Melanie Ensign

@iMeluny

2 years

My parents use something like this & I’m really glad they do. It means my parents & people like them can use unique, complex, & long passwords on every site because they don’t have to remember them. Until password managers are effectively designed for everyone, this is good.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

Pen testers are red ❤️ Defenders are blue 💙 Everyone is welcome in #InfoSec So, baby, you just do you! 💪 Happy #ValentinesDay to everyone from the seasoned veterans to the greenest of the green. Keep doing great InfoSec work. You are valued. You are needed. You matter. 💕

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Stop calling them “soft” skills, they are mission critical skills. Fite me.

ZDNET

@ZDNET

3 years

5 soft skills for computer science careers

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

This was a $1,000 clue on #Jeopardy tonight.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

The current bee in my bonnet - Every other headline: So many unfilled #InfoSec jobs, it’s becoming a danger and a crisis! Many employers: You need 10 certs, a CISSP, and 10 yrs of experience for that L1 SOC job we’re trying to fill. Oh, and we won’t train you. 1/3

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Had a call today w/a woman who saw me give a “get into #InfoSec ” talk at a women in tech event about 1.5 yrs ago. She was a stay at home mom for over a decade. Told me she’s earned an A+, Sec+ certs and is working on her Net+. Has a PT InfoSec job, too. What a fantastic update!!

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

9 months

I’ve had an intern all this week at work. He’s very good at packet sniffing.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

Exactly how I imagined it. 🤣

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Steganography is the study of encrypted dinosaurs. Pass it on. 🔒🦖

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

DED 💀

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Please don’t be like the person I saw Tweet that they won’t professionally connect with people if they are older. I don’t want to reward that nonsense with a RT. Just don’t be that person. Your best professional network is a diverse network, including age.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Update: husband’s surgery was successful. All is well. I’m overwhelmed by all the Tweets and messages. Thank you for your support and caring. 🙏 I very much appreciated the animal photos and learned about some new gin today. 🍸 Cheers to you all!

InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

My husband was just wheeled into the OR for surgery. If you have any spare positive vibes or healing thoughts, please send them this way. Thanks 🙏 Dog and/or gin photos would be greatly appreciated to distract me. 🐶🍸

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

But, if it's an *ethical* hacker ... why the balaclava 👀

Atsen

@atsen_

2 years

Virtual CEH training on weekends. Contact @lynsecofficial to book your slot! #Cybersecurity #APCFixASUUStrike

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

True #InfoSec Story Time: While evaluating a potential 3rd party vendor, I asked about their data encryption at rest and in transit. They told me they didn't encrypt because there is a padlock on the computer room door.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

The 8th layer of the OSI Model is fondant.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

Tales from technology: I became suspicious that my “smart” TV was compromised because it would often turn itself on at random times. Long story short, there was a spare remote I forgot about that the dogs found and played with periodically. /scene

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

A guy on @MSNBC just said that there should be a “Cyber NATO,” but I heard “Cybernado” and now I have movie ideas swirling in my head.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

11 months

I feel like there’s a good #InfoSec lesson in here.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

I almost forgot! Today is my career change anniversary! 6 years ago, I left the law firm library behind and got to know the island of misfits toys known as #InfoSec . Cheers!

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

I saw a post on LinkedIn of someone complaining about too many webcam covers being given out at InfoSec conferences as swag. I gladly take them and offer them to librarians for their staff or patrons. Outside our silo, not everybody has access to things we take for granted.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

I'm still processing the DEFCON news from today. 14 years ago, I tried multiple times to report a male coworker who was inappropriate, harassing, & threatening at work. My female manager told me, "Boys will be boys." Normalize empowering people to speak up, without retaliation.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Do you freeze the top row of your spreadsheet when it contains column heading names, or are you my sworn enemy?

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@InfoSecSherpa

1 month

"experts"

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@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

This was fun ⬇️

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

This is one example of the kinds of empathy I talk about. Provide users with material so that they don’t have to be embarrassed to ask. This goes for #infosec as well. ⬇️

Tara Lazar

@taralazar

3 years

Clever librarians. You don’t have to ask.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

If you “like” a Tweet they contains the hashtag #Thanksgiving , a little cartoon turkey 🦃 will pop up.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

I just realized that this week is my #InfoSec anniversary!! 🥳 Three years ago, I quit my law firm librarian job and took the plunge into a career change. No regrets. Cheers! 🥂

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@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

I’m *at* a security conference. I’m *in* a session. Guy asks me, “So, I assume you are in security, because you are here?” WTF kind of question is that?

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

It is with a shattered 💔 spirit that I share the crossing of the Rainbow Bridge by our beloved boy pup, Reese. He was saved from a shelter when my husband & I made him our family 8 years ago. A happy pup with a constantly wagging tail and the cutest yawn, he will be missed.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

1 year

Happy #April25th

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

In honor of #WorldBookDay , let's have some fun. Turn a children's book into an #InfoSec book title. I'll start. "James and the Giant Breach" #InfoSecAChildrensBook

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Someone told me that I was “brave” for admitting my gaps in technical knowledge. Isn’t it potentially dangerous to pretend you know tech stuff that you don’t, esp in InfoSec? I see it as an opportunity to learn & an opportunity to share what I do know, tech or otherwise. 💪

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

A guy at conference to me, “I’m looking forward to your talk about cryptocurrency!” Me, confused, “Oh, no, I’m speaking about Information Security.” Him: “Will you tell us all about BitCoin?” Me: “That’s not what-“ Him: “Cryptocurrency!” Me: 😕 Well, he’ll find out tomorrow

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Past jobs: 1. space cowboy 2. gangster of love 3. Maurice 4. picker 5. grinner 6. lover 7. sinner 8. played music in the sun 9. joker 10. smoker 11. midnight toker

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

MY TALK WAS ACCEPTED FOR @DerbyCon 🤯 Look for “Empathy as a Service to Create a Culture of Security” in Louisville 🤗 Thank you #DerbyCon ! #NoYoureCrying

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

I saw this on @LinkedIn and I forgot who posted it to give them credit. When I went back to it, the feed refreshed. 😞 Anyway, this looks useful for those who need assistance with #infosec career paths.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

I'm choosing to pronounce Log4j to rhyme with Fabergé.

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@InfoSecSherpa

1 year

Note: There is a 3 question survey when you go to sign up. If you do not have a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, etc., they disqualify you from participating in the virtual hiring event --- which is completely stupid and ageist especially b/c a cyber degree is newer.

Confidence Staveley

@sisinerdtweets

1 year

United Airlines is looking to hire experienced #cybersecurity professionals for various fully remote cybersecurity roles. The virtual hiring event starts in 5 hours. Please read more and register using the link below

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@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

Gonna sip champagne cocktails like it’s my birthday 🥳

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

My new neighborhood Indian restaurant is not messing around 😂

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@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

*takes a deep breath* This is hard for me to do. Wanna take a guess to whom I was referring? I was being polite using the word “chastised.” I was humiliated and bullied at a professional event. My OP is a snippet version. Others had it worse. Not comparing. Stating my truth.

InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

A well-known InfoSec person, who shall remain nameless, once chastised me publicly at an event because I said that a password book actually wasn’t the worst thing in the world, depending on threat model and user’s abilities. They have probably forgotten this. I haven’t. 👀

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

An idea popped into my head yesterday & I emailed my local public library to ask if they had plans for Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, and if so, I'd be happy to help. 15 minutes later, an enthusiastic response and a dialogue started. Reach out to your library!

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

You shut your filthy mouth, Switzerland.

The Hill

@thehill

5 years

Switzerland says coffee is "not essential" to human life

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@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

My husband walked into the living room, finding me on the couch. I said, "I kind of had a public meltdown on Twitter." He replied, "I saw." Grabbed his keys and said, "Stay put. I'm going to get ice cream." He's a keeper. 🤗

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@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

I don’t have any CVEs But, I got CVS receipts for days, yo

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

An #InfoSec Passover Seder has gefilte phish.

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Is there 2FA on the nuclear codes? 👀 Asking for the world.

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InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

7 years

This Tweet feels like a trap 🤔

Core Security

@CoreSecurity

7 years

Are your employees vulnerable to a phishing attack? Find out here:

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Why does a SOC Analyst 1 position have a CISSP as a requirement? 🙄 (that's a rhetorical question, I know the answer.)

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Personal announcement 🗣 Today is my last day with the @nytimes Stay tuned for more details. My recent fortune cookie wasn’t wrong ⬇️

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@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

Tonight is Cybersecurity Awareness Month Eve. Make sure you leave some milk and persistent cookies out, and Yubikeys under your pillow. (That’s how this works, right? Seems right. 🤔 #NCSAM )

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@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

Stop telling me how many minutes you are “giving back” when a conference call ends.

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

These ATMs are insecure because they don’t have lox. Thank you. I’ll be here all week.

Visakan Veerasamy

@visakanv

5 years

Friends, I have found,,, a salmon vending machine

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

I am overwhelmed and grateful for your wonderful responses to my news. Thank you. It is very much appreciated 🙏🏻

InfoSecSherpa

@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

I'm as pleased as a 🍍to announce that I have joined the @KrebsStamos Group as a Security Researcher! I am very much looking forward to this fantastic opportunity to work alongside @C_C_Krebs , @alexstamos , @micahmccutchan , and the team!

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@InfoSecSherpa

4 years

YOU’RE WELCOME, AMERICA! 🇺🇸

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

@ChrisMuellerPGH That looks like a hate crime against New Orleans.

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@InfoSecSherpa

7 months

@SwiftOnSecurity Dance like nobody’s watching, but write an email like it will be read aloud in court one day.

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

How does Lent work in InfoSec? Do we give up patching? Does that make today Hash Wednesday? Are there only Phish on Fridays? These are things I think about.

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@InfoSecSherpa

1 year

@inreGray @VoxPrudentia The @Kimpton hotels are super pet friendly and even have amenities for pups. I once saw a gigantic Great Dane in one!

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

I was feeling a little down, so I perked myself up by remembering that an end user once emailed the SOC about a problem and wrote the salutation as, "Dear Phish People." That made me feel better. 🐟👩

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

@KristyT Try your local library. They likely have an online portal with access to a wide variety of publications. Also, check out @MILibrary in SF. They have online subscriptions to their databases for what I think is a reasonable price.

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@InfoSecSherpa

6 years

Panera Bread didn’t really rise to the challenge of this incident response. I’ll show myself out.

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@InfoSecSherpa

2 years

Goodnight, all. Sleep well. We will fight the good fight. We ride at dawn.

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

@XavierAshe That was funny when I first saw it 3 years ago 😉

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3 years

*voice message to self* InfoSec-themed bakery café named Dough Main 🍩💻

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Jinkees, Scoob, this just got real 😳

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3 years

Wow, and just when I thought this day couldn't get any better - I have a confirmed covid vaccine appointment.

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

I did some kernel hacking earlier.

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2 years

I swear to Xenu that I’m blocking people who post mocking commentary about physical password notebooks. I’m tired of having this conversation, for Pete’s sake. Worry about helping people get 2FA enabled and do some actual good for people rather than belittle them over a notebook.

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

Preach it, @iHeartMalware ! This slide got a round of applause at #DerbyCon . 👍

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@InfoSecSherpa

3 years

Rachel @maddow just called 2FA “annoying” on her show. 😡

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@InfoSecSherpa

5 years

I just received a note from someone with whom I shared a job lead that they got that job! I do my best to RT every job post and every job searching Tweet that I see. Sometimes I will DM people a job I’ve seen. Be the rising tide that lifts all boats in #InfoSec .

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2 years

I’ve never done one of those “felt cute, might delete later” posts. So, here it is. On my way to a very important elf board meeting, apparently. 🎄 #UglySweater