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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social
Grumpy old InfoSec beard. Whether it's physical security or grumbling about firewalls and governance, I ramble about it all.
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It's pancake day! youtu.be/lS9J4vJ5K78?...

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

submitted 2 days ago • 1906 comments

What was really in His Majesty's letter to Trump?

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

It's a shame that it's not a state visit, but this is good news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Um, no thanks.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I've discovered that the local pizza shop gets visited by the neighbourhood cats most nights. Leaving with a pizza is like being accosted by a group of small, furry students! 🤣🤣

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

When your enthusiasm eclipses your technical skills...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

There's a strong correlation between how badly employees are treated and how likely they are to become an insider threat. Treating people well isn't woke and DEI isn't an expense, it's good business.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The more I work with certain parts of the UK government, the more amazed I am by the skill, dedication, imagination of the staff and their willingness to help security professionals. Then there are the bits which work with Cyber/Info security professionals...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Expect to see a lot more of this 👇 in the coming months & years. If Europe is at least pretending to have a serious conversation about life without a US security guarantee, then the same conversation has to be had about tech dependence on the US. Whether anything will happen is another matter.

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

If you work in Information, cyber or physical security in the UK, the National Security Act 2023 applies to you and places additional requirements on you. You should take the time to understand it and take the required steps.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Meanwhile, when they're not making cheese and setting fire to sheep: newatlas.com/energy/franc...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

If you don't have a Protective Security Strategy, are you really doing security?

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Who could have possibly foreseen this? (said no one, ever!) www.itpro.com/technology/a...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

If you don't look after the time to talk to your staff, listen to them, take an interest in them, listen to their hopes and aspirations, help them achieve them and pay them fairly, someone with less pure intentions will.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Installing a remote access solution into a customer's systems can reduce call outs and allow remote monitoring but it also places a lot of legal and compliance requirements on you!

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

No matter how wealthy you are, you still have to trust someone to feed you, look after your health and keep you safe.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

If the US treated Presidents in the same way as the UK treats Prime Ministers, they'd have been about four votes of no confidence and three new Presidents already.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Friday co-worker vibes:

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submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Out sourcing a function doesn't mean that it's no longer your problem. You still have to check the out sourcing company is following your rules and completing the work properly. Guess what most companies fail to do....

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Today's WTF moment is Elon Musk Vs Iron Mountain. And I haven't had my second cup of tea yet! 🤬 If you've ever played "Where's the backup?" you'll appreciate paper records and tape media.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Can suppliers please stop inviting me to vendor sponsored events and perhaps invite me to something more interesting, like watching paint dry?

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Morning everyone. It is only Tuesday?

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Change detection is a key part of any security programme. You can tell that something has changed when something isn't the way it was before or is the way it wasn't before.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Europe and UK: We must protect people's private data from misuse. USA: We must preserve people's right to bare arms in case England invades! Also USA:

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Data Protection isn't a legal function. Thank you for attending my TED talk.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments