mkb

Mumblings about infosec, privacy, and tech from mkb.

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[mkb @mojinations]

@johnjhacking So, once you have access to an unlocked device, you now have access to the unlocked device. What an astonishing find.

[Robert M. Lee @RobertMLee]

Publicly firing an employee as well as mocking employees you’ve fired is some of the worst leadership I’ve ever seen. Firing people is part of the job sometimes, it should almost always make you feel sick. When it doesn’t you need to do some self evaluation on you in your role.

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@djbaskin I’m not going to volunteer @photomattmills to help you out, but I am going to imply it by saying he has applicable knowledge and tools.

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@elonmusk Even when doing the right thing you manage to be a fucking douchebag about it. Points for consistency, good sir.

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25 years doing this kind of work and I am still never confident I have spelled “Schneier” correctly.

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@shortxstack I feel your pain. Ordering toothbrush heads last night, I had to comb through search results to find heads without bluetooth. WTF?

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@miniver One result is poor customer experience. People can’t simply see when I am free and schedule a meeting. Instead it’s always an elaborate dance.

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@miniver Calendaring gets extra nasty for consultants. Multiple clients means multiple calendars. Those of us in senior/supervisory roles wind up with a bunch.

Sync tools are shitty, plus client data has to stay in clients systems. Some days scheduling is the hardest part of the job.

[Jon Kuroda (黒田ジョン) @jkuroda]

I keep on telling people, you want your "enterprise-ready" products truly humbled?

Try deploying them @UCBerkeley

Or, really, at any large University Campus.

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@freeformz One of life's great joys!

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Thinking about pitch inflation, if I take off my infosec hat for a moment and put my metalhead hat back on (🤘), @its_adamneely, have you any comment on the pitch deflation prevalent in metal?

[mkb @mojinations]

It's not every day I get to link to @its_adamneely regarding an infosec issue but today is one of those special days.

You've probably read about this issue but Adam brings additional insight and perspective.

https://t.co/uuE30bQ3FG

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Hell yes.

[Jake Williams @MalwareJake]

When you have the chance to mentor, do it. Every one of us stands on the shoulders of giants (even those who claim they're "self taught"). By mentoring, you're paying it forward and making sure the next generation is ready to take your place.

Their success is your success.

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@SheekaPatak You’ve got this!

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@bitburner All the eye candy with none of the lines, crowds, and sunburn? Sign me up!

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@freeformz Or stick around but, you know, not be completely evil.

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@juliamae The one pet that will help put food on the table!

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@leftside Ooof. Yeah, I’ve had a couple of those that felt awful.

[Louis Nyffenegger @snyff]

By age 30, You Should Have a Drawer with a Raspberry PI you don't use and a dozen USB cables.

[mkb @mojinations]

Also, @dotMudge is not exactly new at this stuff. If he thinks problems are bad enough to risk his own ass by whistleblowing, I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

[mkb @mojinations]

Having inherited security programs myself, I quite agree with @c7five 's take here.

At the same time, willfully deceiving the board is over the line. (And I assume illegal at a public company.)

Gaps? Inevitable. Lying about gaps? Not OK.

[Nick Percoco @c7five]

Confused by the @dotMudge whistleblow. When you are hired to lead security at a company, you are undoubtedly going to inherit problems like described in the article. It’s your job to lead through constant improvement to a better, more secure place & reduce risk. It’s hard work.