I've hinted at this before, but I've decided: I'm getting out of tech. I've been in tech, and in security, for a long time, but it's no longer what it used to be. So I'm running off into the woods, almost literally, as so many in tech want to do.

I wrote up my perceptions of what has changed in the industry, and how rough the job market is right now. Also wrote up what I plan on doing next. If anyone's interested, have a read.

https://whitehatmac.com/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-malware/

This weekend, most Americans set their clocks back an hour ⏰ 🍂

Next week, Americans decide whether they set their calendars back 60 years 📆 😬

New: Reuters has taken down its blockbuster investigation into how a hacker-for-hire shop after an Indian court order. No sign the piece was wrong, comes as India faces wave of press freedom issues: https://www.404media.co/reuters-takes-down-blockbuster-hacker-for-hire-investigation-after-indian-court-order/

Archive still exists. Read it: https://web.archive.org/web/20231116164611/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-hackers-appin/

The amount of big company execs that show very overt disdain for their customers is always baffling to me.

Sometimes I think senior management should largely recruit out of the pool of people that have successfully built a product and shipped it (ex-founders).

So many people with opinions that have never undoubtedly demonstrated the worth of these opinions.

How to piss off your staff in two easy steps:

1) Deny them a payrise.
2) Send them a phishing test email saying that they are getting a payrise after all.

https://grahamcluley.com/staff-salary-phishing-test-backfire/