Richard Ford

Computer Security Curmudgeon, Inventor, Researcher, Prankster... Cybersecurity CTO type

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

OMG. This is driving me mad. Who gives the voices on an IVR a name? "Hello Richard, my name is Brooke. How can I help you today". I KNOW I'm talking to a machine. Ugh. Giving it a name doesn't make it less annoying.

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

From the @BBCNews Q&A (aka "explainer") on the #UKElections2024: "Can I vote if I've been drinking?" Ah, Britain, how I miss thee.

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

This still causes me physical pain: https://t.co/Y6nczrije4

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Temperatures in Austin, TX... #showyourstripes. Yikes! If anyone wants to check the data, it's here: https://t.co/VrIu6eR8ix

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

In ICS-world, sometimes it's hard to keep up to date, as the pressures of productivity and uptime can be high. This warning from @cisagov is pretty important, as I'm pretty sure some of those switches are out there in production: https://t.co/BGUWZCGV37 #cybersecurity

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Once again, speculative execution jumps up and bites us: https://t.co/bFJtfuIVb1. If you don't have time to read the paper, @EduardKovacs summary is spot on: https://t.co/CUnQkfu0tg #cybersecurity

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

I've been thinking about systemic #resilience in #cybersecurity quite a bit, and put some thoughts down to help me grok it. Maybe you'll find it interesting... https://t.co/L8QCxIZwQN via @LinkedIn

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

A very predictable surprise: https://t.co/WkhbxqpV0L. Drivers have such low-level access to the system, and it's completely wrong to think there's not more than one computer inside your "computer"... #cybersecurity #GPU

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Seriously @TennisChannel - you put the FINAL SCORE of the men's finals on the right hand side of the screen DURING the afternoon showing of the finals (actually, in set 1)? Do you think that was helpful? I'd been avoiding news feeds all day looking forward to the match :(

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

@malwrhunterteam It's sort of impressive, in a way...

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Oof: https://t.co/lKSRRrSvhr This gang is definitely doing the rounds right now; looking forward (?) to learning exactly what happened so others can go "shields up". #cybersecurity #breach

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

I do think digital impersonation is a problem that extends well beyond #phishing, and I think it's a tricky problem to solve... Some food for thought here: https://t.co/TBYdrfwAmM #CybersecurityProdigy

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Online #anonymity is such an interesting area... it gets used for stuff like this: https://t.co/n5zhcUhVoD but is also really important for people being able to communicate openly and freely. #cybersecurity is hard. :(

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

This is interesting - I feel like the market is slowly starting to move again in #cybersecurity world... https://t.co/Yvq4NGQHV6

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Haven't read the technical breakdown on this #chrome #vulnerability yet, but I STRONGLY recommend patching immediately. It's not like it's hard, come on now! https://t.co/z9bCs2XqT2 #CyberSecurity

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

This is interesting as a concept: https://t.co/daymN4Pysc I do agree that defenders absolutely don't make the best use of the tools they have. If this helps harvest value of already-spent money, it could be cool. #CyberSecurity

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

This is actually pretty interesting and complete - if you happen to need an #API #cybersecurity checklist, you could do a lot worse: https://t.co/5nPT4VP3re Amazing how often you find issues here too...

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Hmmm. #Vishing is a thing, and this attack is quite complex, but likely to work. https://t.co/x3PBs7UhfA Building a connection and drawing people in is a time-honored #socialengineering #phishing technique. #CyberSecurity

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

Yikes. I might have fallen for this - I do tend to use stars as a proxy for legit. Help. https://t.co/QMD1IyydXG #github #cybersecurity #trojan

[Richard Ford @rfordonsecurity]

I worry about this stuff more than most, I think. I mean, I use PyPI all the time... ugh. More sleepless nights. https://t.co/nSsMq6q5zM #python #CyberSecurity