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jwgoerlich.bsky.social
I’m the unflinchingly optimistic graybeard, wandering in this cyber dystopia. InfoSec, cybersecurity, futurist, strategist, chaotic good. The views expressed are my own. Sometimes humorously.
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There’s a great book that touches on some of this - “Because Internet”, by @gretchenmcc.bsky.social. Highly recommend it - the audiobook is even better imho because she’s kind of dorky in all the ways you’d hope for a book about internet linguistics

Pro-Tip: How you make a decision is often more important than the decision itself.

It's time for everybody's favorite: unsolicited advice! In which I discuss the reality of the cybersecurity jobs market, and what you really should be doing to improve your chances. taggart-tech.com/202...

"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." ~Sherlock Holmes

Introduce yourself as a TV character.

In the end? Life is only small moments of beauty, our stories whispered to the winds.

Thanksgiving is over! That means it’s time to bust out the awesome holiday shirt I designed.

Pretty much.

Them: What’s your 2025 cybersecurity strategy? Me:

Guys! Gals! Non-binary pals! x.BenatDuo added gifs from when I ate that Carolina Reaper and tried to teach security basics to the x.duosec x.GIPHY. Come relive my pain with me. 1/8

i think i may start doing 'skytalks' on how not to get fucked when starting a company, getting investment, and building a team there's a lot of folks in infosec and adjacent industries that have stars in their eyes and brilliant ideas, but have no idea what a bad deal looks like

@oscaronactual.bsky.social ☕️

This is a solid read and case study on a recent and novel APT28 attack. Volexity explains how Russia used adjacent Wi-Fi networks in close proximity to the intended target to attack their client. www.volexity.com/blo...

People are remarkably adaptable. Past nations banned books and oppressed citizens. (Scary) If we’re not careful, American fascists will ban books. (Cautionary) American fascists have banned books. (Resigned) Ten tips for curating that perfect banned book gift for readers in your life. (Joyful)

I wanna spend a year in Prague. Serious question: has anyone here done that? Are you living there now?

With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size. At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.

Jen Easterly’s service at the helm of the top Federal Cyber agency inspired many to picture themselves as leaders at that level too. Whatever she chooses as her next adventure will be inspiring too. It was my honor to serve in the inaugural Cyber Safety Review Board. techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/c...

Age yourself with your first computer.

@adamshostack.bsky.social Hey ya! Good to see you here.

I hung a “Less but Better” poster in my office this weekend. Gotta love Dieter Rams. I’ll give you two guesses as to the theme of my 2025 cybersecurity roadmap.

(curmudgeon voice) back in my day you needed a code to wander these parts. (harrumph) Hiya! Welcome, new folks, to Bluesky!

@blaron.bsky.social 🤜🤛

If you are in cybersecurity repost this so we can all follow each other 😬

You can’t self care yourself out of a dystopia. At a certain point? It’s just numbing.

Me: Hello? Them: Hello, Mister Goerlich (mispronounced)? Me: MmmHmm (growly) Them: We’re a service provider. I know you are busy and I make this real quick. (hangs-up) Best telemarketing call ever. Finally. Truth in sales.

I couldn’t solve a Captcha. I am very much human. But there’s too much visual noise. So I screenshot the Captcha and got the answer from ChatGPT. I’m in! Modern problems, modern solutions.

If your first thought is, “maybe they never happened because we worried,” then a career in cybersecurity might be right for you.

Not seeing it. Not buying it. How about you? www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-...

All there really is to say about the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist folks is that their proponents took down the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine. ffs.

Stefani and I talking about Securing Sexuality at CypherCon. Making security personal by protecting our human connections. youtu.be/lH2cDu78fsM