Geoff Bickers

cybersecurity by day. more cybers by night.

[Ean Meyer - @eanmeyer.bsky.social @EanMeyer]

This. How you talk about “The Password Book” is my litmus test for you as a mature security professional. This includes how you talk about others who comment on it. A password log book for most home users that encourages unique passwords kept in a safe place is absolutely fine.

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

And 202x the (second consecutive )decade of

[Social-Engineer, LLC @SocEngineerInc]

Expect 2022 to be the year of cybersecurity https://t.co/I9TF1Ozoti

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

Opinion | The malicious, historically illiterate 1619 Project keeps rolling on - The Washington Post

How the “progressives will re-elect their their midterm opponents: Ideological distortion of truths to promote political agendas. https://t.co/rc72GTeav9

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

Opinion | Progressives ruined San Francisco, but at least ‘advocacy’ is thriving - The Washington Post https://t.co/NGTi19212l

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@dropalltables Could it be that the measure of “value” is very different for a “socially progressive”ideologue than for an objectively oriented engineer?
When personal perspectives replaces objective truths and math these distortions are inevitable

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Things that didn’t exist on Christmas 20 years ago:

iPhone
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
Twitter
TikTok
Android
Bitcoin
Tesla
iPad
Gmail
Netflix streaming
Amazon Prime
SpaceX
Slack
Reddit
WhatsApp
Messenger
Google Maps
Snapchat
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Chrome
Skype
Spotify
Airbnb
Uber

[Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitch]

It is always worthwhile to examine the situation from an adversary’s perspective - if for no other reason than to predict their next moves

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@Realrclark25 Epic Christmas lights jacket and Epic takes on @GetUp

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@Realrclark25 @LewGilly @Dread_the_Red Ignore the whining and keep dropping the truth @Realclark25 - fantastic takes today on @GetUpESPN

[🇺🇸 Kyle Bass 🇹🇼 @Jkylebass]

John Kerry is single-handedly hollowing out US National Security in exchange for long-dated, immeasurable, EMPTY climate promises from China. I’m sorry that we can’t use the word ‘malign’ to describe a GENOCIDAL REGIME?! What on earth is happening in DC? https://t.co/B9vP7gxzni

[cutaway @cutaway]

Denver to teach @SANSICS ICS410 then Omaha to do a security assessment on switching/relay infrastructure. Headed home. Long, successful two weeks

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

1. Read and write more.
2. Don't hesitate to admit when you're wrong.
3. Be comfortable changing your opinion.
4. Find a mentor.
5. Stay teachable.
6. Make mistakes and learn.
7. Don't get offended easily.
8. Ask questions.
9. Spend time with nature.
10. Stay humble.

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

What’s the difference between the successful and the unsuccessful?

The successful sacrifice. Things get better as the successful practise their sacrifices. The questions become increasingly precise and, simultaneously, broader.

[🇺🇸 Kyle Bass 🇹🇼 @Jkylebass]

On this Veteran’s Day, we all must remember: “It is the soldier,not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,who has given us the freedom to demonstrate1/2

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Flinch https://t.co/ZjSvyV7HJw https://t.co/f7nn3UpNl2

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@DAlperovitch And how would an “arrest” be distinguishable from usgov POV from an accepted GRU tasking?

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@SigO26BVelma Who remembers when Starbucks was a place to get coffee instead of milkshakes with more calories than a Double 1/4 Pounder?

[Geoff Bickers @geoffbickers]

@rdighe @anton_chuvakin Time for @anton_chuvakin to start selling pendants bearing an #NFT of his image from those glory Godfather days