@abitofsecurity
Cybersecurity posts: tools, events, organizational quandaries, regulations. Light on vendors (sorry, guys). Recommendations, guidance, suggested reading. Use MFA, okay? Started with the Rainbow Series and learning new things every week!
Building A Resilient Security Culture
How can you build a strong, resilient, security-aware culture? Listen to this -
youtu.be/13FNdzLAL9g
#cybersecuritytips #Culture #communication #securityawareness #BitofSec
Cooking with Waterfall vs. Agile: A Bit of Security for Sept 22, 2025
In which we compare the software development process to making dinner.
#Abitofsecurity #SDLC #Agile #Waterfall #miseenplace
youtu.be/Q9S4wJqG6_k?...
Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
Is AI a Good Therapist? - A Bit of Security for August 15, 2025
How close should we get with our AL chat companions? Listen to this - youtu.be/GQSFdyUV-9s
Let me know what you think in the comments below or at wjmalik@noc.social
#AI #robotherapy #machinelove #loneliness # #BitofSec
Continuity of Operations - A Bit of Security for June 3, 2025
When should you back up your systems? What should you back up? Listen to this -
youtu.be/QYDkZahoAMk
Let me know what you think -
#cybersecuritytips #backup #restore #DR #businesscontinuity #disasterrecovery #BitofSec
A Broader View of AI – what Literature can Tell Us.
AI can augment some kinds of work, but it’s not ready to take over anything important yet where human character is concerned. Listen to this -
youtu.be/6Q13sfjP0pY
#cybersecuritytips #AI #Thinking #ChatGPTrisks #Literarycriticism #BitofSec
How Secure are Messaging Services? - A Bit of Security for April 15, 2025
Secure messaging services are vulnerable – but there are things you can do. Listen to this -
youtu.be/PUyFspiAbsI
#cybersecuritytips #Signal #securemessaging #SMS #phonesecurity #BitofSec
Dictator shit
The Risks of AI for Detecting Threats - A Bit of Security 3/17/25
What is the downside of relying on AI to detect threats? Listen to this -
youtu.be/_0AdSztIT9Y
#cybersecuritytips #attachsurface #antimalware #AIsecurity #threatdetection #BitofSec
The Hedgehog and the Fox - A Bit of Security for March 10, 2025
How complicated is business continuity? It depends on what your idea of a successful recovery is. Listen to this -
youtu.be/uSsdODpIR_Q
#cybersecuritytips #DR #BCP #continuity #continuousoperations #BitofSec
The Hedgehog and the Fox E059 - A Bit of Security for March 10, 2025
How complicated is business continuity? It depends on what your idea of a successful recovery is. Listen to this -
#cybersecuritytips #DR #BCP #continuity #continuousoperations #BitofSec
youtu.be/uSsdODpIR_Q
With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.
Biggest balls on the planet
The cowardice of the GOP has been astounding 👇
#TraitorTrump
Don't mess with the Quakers when it comes to protecting marginalized people. It's our whole deal. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
If my father said "we should go to Fort Knox to check on the gold, someone might have stolen the gold" we'd be having a conversation about whether he should still be allowed to drive.
"In 2024, the Chinese military flew a record-shattering 3,075 flights into Taiwan’s self-declared air defense identification Zone (ADIZ)—an 81 percent increase from 2023" www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
New: A default password shipped with a widely used access control system is exposing remote access to dozens of apartment buildings across the US & Canada, per a researcher.
Hirsch, which makes the system, won't fix the bug and says it's up to buildings to remediate.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/a...
Who Goes Nazi? by Dorothy Thompson, 1941
"It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play at a large gathering of one’s acquaintances: to speculate who in a showdown would go Nazi. By now, I think I know."
harpers.org/archive/...
Dear manager, this week I acheived these goals.
1: I wrote a bullet point.
2: I wrote a second, equally clever bullet point.
3: Building on prior successful bullet points, I developed and implemented a third bullet point.
4: I drafted, edited and published a 4th bullet.
5: Egged a cybertruck
if you're reading this 50 years from now I need you to know that this series of world events isn't as dumb as it probably seems, it's actually much, much dumber than you can possibly imagine
Now I can share the big news: I’m heading to The New York Times next month to cover economic policy
In the meantime, send me tips on Signal: tonyromm.62
And thanks for reading yall
www.nytco.com/press/tony-r...
Our German supporters made us realize we made a mistake, and we want to acknowledge it. Germany, you’re in our thoughts. While we’re relieved that AfD was defeated, we understand this is not a moment for celebration. There is still much work ahead, and we stand in solidarity with you.
Alt-text: A tweet from an account named “U.S. Attorney Ed Martin” (@USAEdMartin) features a graphic with a yellow background. The graphic contains a quote attributed to Edward R. Martin, Jr., stating: “As President Trumps’ lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our President and we are vigilant in standing against entities like the AP that refuse to put America first.” Below the quote, the text identifies Martin as the “United States Attorney, District of Columbia.” The graphic includes the official seal of the U.S. Department of Justice. The tweet has a timestamp of 12:08 PM on February 24, 2025, and shows 93K views.
The US Attorney for Washington DC refers to US Justice Department Attorneys as “President Trump’s lawyers.”
In case it wasn’t clear before, the U.S. is officially aligned with Russia
This government is traitorous.
