At the Gartner Risk and Security Summit, I'm still calling it an S&M event. Stand and Model. Great content - just don't see why suit jackets are such a thing for non-speakers/basic attendees. Polo and Jeans for me. Then again, I'm not gunning for a CISO spot or a new employer.

@GossiTheDog I'm guessing either he planned to tank the market so he had some "juicy" news to chat about at his crypto bro-summit last night OR someone at the crypto-bro-dinner predictably and purposefully sent him off like a rocket against the EU/Apple. Timing is too coincidental.

@hacks4pancakes I can see it. I did a stint for 3 years in Industry myself. I was drinking on Sunday/Monday evenings for awhile during career break. From there, it was right back in the lot. I can see how you'd get mistaken for industry too.

General observations - tips well, but not showy about it. If you have a chill attitude with a subtle situation awareness vibe, if you make quick knowing eye contact with staff after observing particularly rude/disrepectful behavior towards staff, if you've ever been referred to a steady Eddie style drinker... Bonus points if you have an eye for spotting shady behavior, yet knowing the fine differences when its not your business to intervene versus yeah, no that's not happening in front of me and how to do so without escalating a situation.

@hacks4pancakes where in the world is Lesley’s Bicycle? In a container, on a ship with 1000ft of waterline nicely making way.

@csalzman in a French Quarter antique store, the older gentleman politely and correctly assessed my appetite and likely potential cost… Careful with falling in love with some of these pieces unless you wanna sign over your retirement funds. I enjoyed looking regardless. My home is a home though, not a museum.

If you need to integrate secure coding practices into your Software Development Lifecycle, my friend @SheHacksPurple just released a great free Secure Coding Guideline document to help get you started. 🎉👇

https://securecodingguideline.com/

@GossiTheDog I may or may not have set this as folks backgrounds if I found a privileged user with an unattended unlocked workstation before locking their workstation.

@jerry Aye - Lights out manufacturing and robotics. It's a good time to be an automation engineer, but light assemblers are likely not landing in the US. They'd rather deal with a robot moving at 1/3 of a pace of a human, but work that robot 24/7 across 3 shifts.

Hello everyone! I’m proud and honored to introduce my very first academic white paper through SANS, which discusses the nuances and needs for planning for #ransomware in OT / industrial networks. https://www.sans.org/mlp/ics-ot-malware-and-ransomware/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=HL-Global&utm_content=1468901_Simple_Framework_Whp_image&utm_campaign=ICS_OT_Malware_Ransomware_2025&utm_rdetail=Global&utm_goal=Leads&utm_type=Global_Campaign&is=be394332d8ab70db9bb29b280bd08c2899042252f80b48f1e01cd5b75d22b1c1

At Security’s core is trust. Trust flows from stability. Introduce instability / inconsistency you will soon lose trust. That’s why the CVE drama is important. It’s needless drama and reinforces that United States leading cybersecurity can no longer be trusted stable partner.

You follow the giant because you know in their shadow there’s an implicit bond of protection. Once you introduce the idea the giant can’t be trusted, you will cease listening to them. It doesn’t work out well for either party.

Today's positive find - Yes, the world is in a heckuva mess. It's still important to highlight joy. Weird Al singing Rainbow Connection at Coachella - https://youtu.be/IyL_rj6lYsY

Sent an Awareness email about the risks of QR codes.

Resisted putting a QR code going to the Clip of The Breakfast Club "Detention for Life" Scene

The GreyBeard Life… you’ve been dragging ass all week at work. Checks the sleep CPAP app, mask is leaking and you’ve likely been getting crappy sleep. Changes mask, and feeling back to normal. #GreyBeard #graybeard #gettingolder

No dog runs on tap this weekend, going to go up to Michigan for a birthday dinner for family friends, finish my taxes, breakdown a bunch of boxes in the garage. Basic plain ole adulting.

@GossiTheDog He is nothing if not a man of his convictions (bankruptcies, affairs, short pays) … ;)

@celeste_42bit cue up the SpaceBalls line. Merchandising except it’s Marketing Marketing Marketing! Air Fryer = vaguely healthy sounding rephrasing of a guilty pleasure (fried food)

Except it’s convection cooking. Unlike a toaster oven, it’s abit more intense and doesn’t sound anything like it has to do with toast!

I understand the gimmick thanks to YouTube’s Technology Connections and I took the plunge - started to spread the air fryer gospel!

Link https://youtu.be/6h9JhW-m35o

@jerry

What Wisconsin's Foxconn plant can tell us about the future of manufacturing in the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/nx-s1-5359422/what-wisconsins-foxconn-plant-can-tell-us-about-the-future-of-manufacturing-in-the-u-s?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A communal dining initiative in Maine kicked off to address loneliness is thriving
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/nx-s1-5342502/a-communal-dining-initiative-in-maine-kicked-off-to-address-loneliness-is-thriving?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Food @food-npr