Cyber Quokka

Cyber security enthusiast. Always learning. All views my own.

[Jake Williams @MalwareJake]

If you're starting out in security and find the breadth of stuff you "need to know" daunting, I want to give you some perspective:
1. The field has broadened - dramatically. The "baseline knowledge" grows every year. Anyone saying otherwise is lying or uninformed. 1/

[Rachel Stephens @rstephensme]

one of my love languages is "stripping all the tracking junk out of URLs before I send them"
I hope that every time you get a link from me without an '&' sign, you feel my fondness from across the internet

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In toxic cultures, people are rewarded solely for individual results. How they treat others is ignored.

In healthy cultures, people are valued for collective contributions. Pay, performance, and promotions depend on elevating others.

If you're an asshole, you're not a success.

[Kris McConkey @smoothimpact]

A pragmatic and threat-based approach to address cyber insider risk - new whitepaper from Jay Vinda and co in our cyber security practice. #insiderthreat https://t.co/zwcD50Qc87

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

@pewpew_lazors @katechondic @jaded_muse 😑 oh I already know 👀

[Ryan K @meansec]

@VZDBIR By themselves, these visualizations don't help me much, but when you can compare two major industries the multivariate data pops. Look at Financials vs Arts/Entertainment. Arts all over the place, Fi very grouped... My guess? Compliance MUCH tighter in Financials 41/x

[Ryan K @meansec]

Ahhh right off the bat. Can we just do this to begin every ppt, whitepaper, blog and conference talk? Then add definitions of Risk, Vulnerability, and Threat? Would be nice to educate.folks 3/x

[Annabel Crabb @annabelcrabb]

Big story of tonight is women - who've been clearing their throats for a few years now - ROARED tonight. Teals rampant. Dai Le in Fowler. Also check out @LindaBurneyMP and @AnikaWells ... got huge swings in their seats. Heaps of other examples.

[Annabel Crabb @annabelcrabb]

Operation a complete success, patient dead.

This speech is wild.

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

Just booked some flights. Named myself (f) as passenger 1, and my partner (m) as passenger 2. When it came to entering passport info, somehow my partner became passenger 1 instead... Why!? #subtlesexism

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

The @dog_rates alt text keeps me going ❤️

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Unbelievable. We only rate dogs. This is just a really thirsty hamster. The instructions for this account could not be more clear. Dogs only. Thank you... 12/10

[Kris McConkey @smoothimpact]

Since 2017, PwC's #threatintel team has produced an annual 'Year in Retrospect' consolidation of the most impactful threat activity and trends observed over the past year across our incident response, Managed Cyber Defence, and threat research services around the world.

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

@Redbiejay @JeremiahTBrown We will always need philanthropy (and taxes)- there are differences in how taxes vs. philanthropic money is allocated and able to be spent.

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

@bairdjulia 's Phosphoresence is currently $3.99 on Amazon (for Kindle). It's one of those books that had such an impact I had to have the physical book, but using an e-reader won't make the words any less beautiful & poignant. If you were waiting to get a copy, now is the time!

[Georgie Dent @georgiedent]

A 🧵 on a piece of @MonashUni research that ought to make us all weep, retch, explode with white rage & demand better.

'Between 2001-2018 middle-aged women have gone from a place of relative mental calm, to reporting the highest level of serious mental distress.'

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

Great teams bring great results. And more joy to be a part of!

[Darren Chait @darrenchait]

Instead of burning calories looking over your shoulder, you can focus on what’s in front of you.

Think of a time when the opposite was true and you worked with people you didn’t trust.

How much time and effort did you waste just trying to prevent them from messing something up?

[Jason Trost @jason_trost]

Recently I contributed to a paper on "Reporting Cyber Risk to Boards". It summarizes findings and best practices from a CISO Working Group, and is a must read for CISOs, CIOs, and other Cybersecurity executives that report to the Board.
Highlights🧵

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

The most creative company of the last 30 years:

Pixar.

Back in 2011, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shared their "22 Rules For Storytelling."

And the rules are a must-read for writers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to tell captivating stories.

Here's the breakdown:

[Cyber Quokka @CyberQuokka]

This. It's such an invaluable skill to have!

[Wes Kao 🏛 @wes_kao]

Most people suck at managing up.

They waste their boss’ time with too much (or too little) information.

Here’s how to give the right amount of context:

[Adam Liaw @adamliaw]

Autocorrect, but for taking the sentences I write in emails when I'm mad and making them sound more diplomatic.