Yassir Abousselham

Security practitioner, husband, dad, hacker, bass player and outdoorsman.

[Yassir Abousselham @ayassir]

Other industries have caused far greater harm yet face fewer constraints while shaping the rules. Silicon Valley is learning that strong safety practices don’t equal political capital.

We’re in the early innings. Hope access is restored soon so innovation can continue.

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US Gov pulled Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 over a jailbreak.

Finding jailbreaks is expected. What matters is investment in guardrails and fixing issues quickly. Anthropic red-teamed extensively, built defense-in-depth, and was transparent. That’s responsible deployment.

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In four days we saw what Mythos-class models can unlock. That progress is now paused.

The government likely has valid concerns, but this only buys limited time. Comparable capabilities are months away from others and open source within a year.

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@elonmusk Thank you Elon! Morocco for the WIN!

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The role of governments in cyber defense, what #CISOs can learn from elections infrastructure resiliency and mitigations for the evolving threat landscape: A few topics discussed in my recent interview with @C_C_Krebs. https://t.co/kxul9LXhTT #cybersecurity

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@MalwareJake I'm having hard time remembering yesterday at this point!

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Have #Splunk ES? Here is how to detect the presence of the #Sunburst malware delivered via SolarWinds Orion. https://t.co/ybWrKho93g

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… starring @MichaelSentonas @DDesai_av @AYassir @NoHackMe and @SeattleMKH

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Remote work, supply chain attacks, M&A, and adversaries capitalizing on social and political issues: All factors we predict will shape cyber security in 2021.

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Amazingly, the job *does* get harder for #security teams. Tackling the rapidly changing attack vectors and new adversary tricks is a tall order, which is why we’re serving up our security survival strategies for 2021. Dig into our #2021Predictions for more. #SplunkPredicts

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FireEye, Commerce and Treasury. Just a few of the known victims of the Russian government’s compromise of the SolarWinds, a company with 100s of thousands of customers. https://t.co/GApgjD4EcU

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Congratulations to all! This is new day for democracy, America and the world. Welcome Mr President @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris. We’re so excited for the journey under your leadership.

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Remote work is the new normal. My perspective on how #ZeroTrust can help mitigate cyber security threats. #ciso #cybersecurity

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During the pandemic, we are under a new #cloud paradigm. When the network is not confined to physical walls of an office, we can no longer assume the identity of, or default to trusting any user or device, says @SplunkGov's Yassir Abousselham. https://t.co/QmXe06Z6db

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Here is what we know about nation states attempts to influence the 2020 US presidential elections, and actions @splunk customers can take to detect and respond to known intrusion tactics. #cybersecurity #ciso #electionsecurity

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Great discussion with @_mwc. We touched on a number of topics, including the role of the CISO at a security company, cybersecurity in the era of remote work, presenting to the board and career advice for aspiring CISOs. Session recording here: https://t.co/4QWDLfO2Ab

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Don't miss today's CISO to CISO episode: Yassir Abousselham @ayassir CISO at @Splunk. Michael Coates @_mwc and Yassir will share InfoSec leadership advice and more! Join us: WED 6/24, 1:00 pm PT

No registration required, Zoom link & more info on our blog https://t.co/JtQCO9Ztv2

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Afraid of the ’new normal?’ Our CISO, Yassir Abousselham, says have no fear — by rethinking security strategy, today’s leaders can capitalize on the road ahead. He shares more in the latest from our #GlobalRestart series: https://t.co/YtoiIuHwI2

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To get a foot in the door, an enterprise product must deliver immediate value.

But the most enduring products earn the right to become complex.

In our enterprise tech newsletter, @davidu explains how the best products deliver a crescendo of value. https://t.co/Rslhd62zG5

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From July to September 2019, Google sent more than 12,000 warnings to users in 149 countries that they were targeted by government-backed attackers. Over 90% of those users were targeted via credential #phishing emails. #cybersecurity https://t.co/i8X2KHxwSG

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Thinking about decentralizing or expanding your information security team globally? Here are a few questions to help you think about your journey. Thank you @SCMagazine for publishing this article. #CISO #security #hiring #virtualteams

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The blueprint for success comes down to answering four common questions about creating a global team. Read more from @ayassir, CSO at @okta:

https://t.co/LWx2ywjxUo

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