J Wolfgang Goerlich

@jwgoerlich@infosec.exchange
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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.
https://jwgoerlich.com
It’s not the most technical CISO that survives, but the CISO who’s most adaptable to change.
@joshbressers @sawaba All i really know? The bougie man keeps getting more advanced and sophisticated. And more bougie.

@sawaba But, boogeyman! We have to be scared because they’re getting scarier.

(Aside. This originally auto-corrected to “bougie man.” Which, while not right, is also technically not wrong.)

I'm baffled every time someone claims attackers are getting more advanced and sophisticated. They don't need to be, because their targets aren't getting more advanced or sophisticated.

Adversaries aren't about doing extra work they don't need to do to achieve their goals.

@krypt3ia @Sempf Good lord. Where did IT all go so wrong!?
@krypt3ia Maybe 2026 will be the year of going slow and fixing things?

My Windows notebook doesn’t work reliably. My smart fridge doesn’t work. My app-enabled snow service doesn’t work reliably. Groceries and food delivery, unreliable. And the automated support I call isn’t reliable.

I’m beginning to rethink embedding IT in everything.

@glyph I feel this in my bones. We’re letting something precious slip through our fingers.

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This is the book I wrote with @Tzefira_Neviah, explaining cybersecurity concepts and impacts, directly in the language of clinicians. Security has never been more personal and more relevant.

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