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Apparently we aren’t going to talk about LockBit as a threat anymore. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security Good going “cybersecurity isn’t political” chucklenuts. You’re cooked. We’re cooked.

submitted 3 hours ago • 2 comments

I know this is EXTRAORDINARILY BAD TIMING but I am writing it to pin to my profiles. So, I do a lot of stuff. I work in critical infrastructure. I volunteer operate career clinics. I teach and speak on the topics. I have not tooled my life to become wealthy by any means - I try to do ethical […]

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

If you're worried about aviation safety, these NOAA/NWS cuts are just as alarming as anything happening at FAA.

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

Live your life so you can flee your country then drink heavily and then ask famous people for help.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

At @dragosinc we will be starting #DragosForum, regional events for cybersecurity pros tasked with protecting critical infrastructure. Join us for a free, two-day event w/ expert insights, case studies, workshops & networking in Chicago, London, Brisbane—Register now! https://hubs.la/Q038wBnG0

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Thank you everyone sending check ins to see how I am doing. I am doing very well for a veteran whose country is crumbling and is leaving it behind. I am very organized and though this is costing me a ton, I’ll be okay. There are many others who are unemployed and vulnerable and in much worse shape.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

So, one of the fun parts of moving abroad is that you have to do everything by email. I emailed a place a week ago and by default thought that they hated me when they didn’t reply. It was wrecking me. I finally spent the $20 to call them and …. their mail server was broken.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

The CFPB Shutdown Is Entirely About Payment Apps https://prospect.org/power/2025-02-26-cfpb-shutdown-entirely-about-payment-apps/

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I genuinely am not sure how the US healthcare system survives getting rid of Medicaid, especially in poor states. I mean not just all the people who will die or lose care services but just how the hospitals and clinics will stay solvent in any quantity there.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Why AI Can’t Replace Cybersecurity Analysts https://tisiphone.net/2025/02/26/why-ai-cant-replace-cybersecurity-analysts/

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I know that pretty much every trans or non binary person outside the US already knew America wasn’t safe anymore, but this is double plus ungood and you need to be aware. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes “Athlete” is arbitrary and carries a lot of […]

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Dammit, I need to write a blog on why AI can’t replace security analysts, and it hurts my damn brain that it’s come to me having to do that.

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Too close to home. “A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet that entered the runway without authorization experienced a close call at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.” […]

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The expert: All these plane crashes aren't actually statistically worrisome Me: Oh good, so I shouldn't worry? The expert: No, you should worry lol www.theverge.com/planes/61743...

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

It has been one of the worst weeks I have seen in my entire career for cybersecurity jobs in America. Between government cuts of normally stable roles in defense to entry and mid tier cuts in large corporations, you need to check in with your networks and share any postings you have with them.

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

My Slack messages timed out but I promise I’m trying to put on @pancakescon this year. In May and June I’ll be trying to find and furnish an apartment from scratch. It’s going to be rough going for a bit. I think it’s realistic to target August or September depending on when we can get a CFP up.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

JD Vance states at CPAC that they would pick up the torch for a national abortion ban. We warned people that Trump-Vance would go for a nationwide abortion ban. Don’t blame me. I voted for the qualified black woman who supported your right to choose a safe, legal abortion and contraception […]

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Catching racist trolls has never been easier! Step 1. Call #Trump and #Musk for what they are: #fascist Step 2. Wait for the fascist-troll-defence team to show up Step 3. Hammertime :nkoHammer: It's called "whack-a-troll"

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” ― Jana Stanfield #quote #motivational #HopePunk

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I knew this one would hit me pretty hard. Oh well. There are D&D events in Melbourne.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

WSJ says Twitter is telling advertisers to spend more with them “or else” — “They are afraid of the legal/political ramifications of not doing so.” Do y’all get it yet? www.wsj.com/business/med...

submitted 8 days ago • 449 comments

It should be obvious now that what #Trump and #Musk are doing has nothing to do with "efficiency" or reform or any other potentially laudable goal. It's destruction. It's sabotage. It's an attempt to dismantle the U.S. system of government before anyone can stop them. Act accordingly.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

[Immigration] On immigration as American IT people

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US. https://www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-doge-staffer-is-grandson I wrote about Coristine's apparent connections to the […]

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

I’m sure this is nothing to be concerned about, right? https://cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-exposes-once-secret-government

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Firing America’s senior military leadership overnight and replacing them with party loyalists is definitely dictatorship stuff, if anyone is under a rock right now.

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments