John B. Roberts

Father/husband/brother/son. Runner. Building things people use online. Currently @SolveCyberRisk Formerly @Cloudflare @OpenDNS @CNET @TheAtlantic

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Election Day 2025

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@ritakozlov Try, then ask.

It's valuable to struggle with learning something new by yourself for a finite time.

But if you struggle TOO long, you're wasting your time and your colleagues and manager. Shortening the learning curve is what your manager is there for.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

.@SenAlexPadilla is one of the most decent people I know.

This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.

Trump and his shock troops are out of control.

This must end now.

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@octal Hope you've seen all the explanations of the math. (Not that the numbers make any more sense knowing how they were generated.)

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@WARobins Insane Clown Posse

https://t.co/Lhmaj6ZZL3

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@patio11 Please do write this. Literally, paper trail.

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I'm here only to share notable writing

https://t.co/0zmL1qHtQs

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MFA is a great tool for small businesses to improve their cyber defenses. And still...threat actors have improved methods to bypass MFA. @CoalitionSecLab Head of Security Engineering @jptsetme explains how to layer controls. https://t.co/uwOSt0Yz7n

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"In 2024, every CISO wants their 95th tool to be their 81st tool."

@rosshaleliuk in https://t.co/YixWRINet8

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"It seems possible that not all AI companies raising this year will return invested capital."

Bravo @benedictevans for stating fact with such gentle sharpness

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@igama Weight going down more important. Thinness a nice side effect?

[evan j @ejcx_]

Today @RunReveal is announcing our first fundraise, $2.5M led by @costanoavc.

Our goal is to reinvent the SIEM category and there's never been a better time to do it. We've made unbelievable progress towards this goal and have a lot of work ahead of us.

https://t.co/LMqDgdQ8Yv

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You can't ignore AI. So, we’ve adapted our policy language to give brokers & policyholders the peace of mind to know they’re protected, adding the Coalition Affirmative AI Endorsement to our U.S. Surplus and Canada Cyber policy. Learn more @SolveCyberRisk https://t.co/OR7kRfDaS5

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Saturday

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One of my go-to interview questions: "What freaks you out about this opportunity?"

So I'm predisposed to appreciate: https://t.co/jj4onrPtPp "The first exercise is to define the worst-case scenario."

And that's because I'm an optimist, overall.

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https://t.co/98NcvNcFGP

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Nemawashi (根回し) is a Japanese business informal process of quietly laying the foundation for some proposed change or project by talking to the people concerned and gathering support and feedback before a formal announcement. (Great word! New to me today.)

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Excellent essay from @stevesi - long Saturday night read, but coming from someone with history and depth on the subject. https://t.co/aWqxmIMRVV

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Not my typical listen, but the Collisons remain curious, and therefore are interesting. https://t.co/tRYeiYF3CB