Chris Poulin

Information security philosopher, cyber sociologist, general skeptic. Fan of the IoT, connected cars, and transhumanism.

[Chris Poulin @ChrisPoulin]

@hulu you don't understand the point of streaming video. I either pay more than I did for cable+extras (by the time I add internet service) or live with a ridiculous amount of ads. You've reverted the experience to the '70s at 2000s prices. Goodbye

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@daveshackleford Yup, followed by Bob’s Yer Uncle by the Happy Mondays https://t.co/9HeuLSXAyJ

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Honest first-hand view from @gitlab on their experience with @BitSight. "simple and transparent factors and scoring, the ability to segment out different environments, and their ability to support multiple GitLab use cases." #securityratings

https://t.co/I9FhJNohLX

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Creative way to default pin-and-tumbler locks https://t.co/C5zmW30A6V

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Web developers too lazy or ignorant to recognize multiple input formats (e.g., hyphens or not in phone numbers, 5 vs 9 digit zip codes) should be summarily fired and pithed. So much better to give me a big red error messages and force me to fix manually what you could do in code.

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Finally

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BitSight is the only #securityratings provider to be named a 2020 @Gartner_PI Customers’ Choice for IT Vendor Risk Management! Read why our customers honored BitSight and our "world class" solutions with this distinction: https://t.co/e6izYuc0lh

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Why does this take so !@#$% long @Office (if it finishes at all)? Aren't you supposed to be a /productivity/ suite? And why do you have to verify it after every update, which is about every 2 days?

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Banning @zoom_us is like changing lanes on a crowded highway: when everyone switches platforms we find the next one has it's issues. And Zoom's are mostly default configs and marketing (eg e2e encryption) not true vulns #stayinyerlane

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The title says it all #botnettakedown
https://t.co/LHCcykF88f

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@noidd @Sidragon1 Raw numbers without context have little meaning. Health/age of population, availability of care (not treatment/vaccine), population density, mobility, etc. To @Sidragon1's point, we need to tone down the fear and approach this rationally. https://t.co/WGi9pRpjOT

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@Sidragon1 @landroverchick Then we can tweet about the risks of monocultures 🤨

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@Sidragon1 Please let them be spinners, please let them be spinners, ...

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It's been my privilege and pleasure to work with and for @TomTurnerro for the last 15 years. With great change comes great opportunity and we're all excited to welcome Stephen Harvey as Tom's successor as CEO of @BitSight

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@Viss Site ads are similar to loyalty cards, except stores don't kick you out if you don't sign up. They understand basic economics. It's still annoying, though.

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Nice try @anneolive12, or should I call you danilanio_ (see IG). I still remember the Robin Sage experiment. Google image search is your #catfishing friend.

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This should read, "People reuse passwords on security and are surprised to hear strangers in their homes". This has nothing to do with a weakness in Ring, as the headline implies. Damaging a product's reputation to attract more viewers is unethical, @ABC https://t.co/RInnQWBnpr

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@kim_crawley A degree and/or certs get you through the initial vetting process early in your career; after 10 or so years, their importance diminishes and experience becomes your career capital. I only have an AS in CS and no certs, but my history speaks for itself.

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Fiberglass driveway stakes: $2.50ish each. 1x1x48" balusters: 98¢ each--with 45° cuts at tips for driving into ground. Needed 30 total and even with can of fluorescent paint, got by at half the cost #winterhack #kingofthenortheast

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@investigatorchi Nada

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45 minutes flight, BOS->LGA, 4 hours late--bc of a broken seat. They ended up taking the back off and putting a "don't sit here" sign on it. 💺🤦‍♂️😖