Schwa

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Tech dork doing tech things
Show threadSchwaOct 19, 2024
@SwiftOnSecurity I can't imagine anything going wrong if the "go fast and break things" crowd gets their hands on nuclear reactors.
SchwaOct 6, 2024

So I'm reading @adamshostack's book "Threats: What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars" and I came across this paragraph.

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Today's many voice-controlled devices have no accounts or authentication. When they do, it's likely they'll be set up to be forgiving to reduce frustration. It won't be like the movie Sneakers where much effort was required to tape (!) Robert Redford saying, "My voice is my password; verify me."

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This movie is too good to let this pair of errors go unaddressed.

1) It was not Robert Redford's character being taped saying that line. It was the character of Dr. Werner Brandes

2) His voice was definitely not his password. It was his...

SchwaAug 6, 2024
geekystevenAug 6, 2024
Harris choosing Tim Walz as her running mate sets a dangerous precedent that Democrats might do cool shit that voters love
SchwaJul 25, 2024

WTF?

https://rollcall.com/2024/07/23/house-spending-bill-would-clip-ftcs-reach-in-mgm-cyber-probe/

House spending bill would clip FTC’s reach in MGM cyber probe - Roll Call

A policy rider in the House fiscal 2025 Financial Services spending bill would curtail a FTC probe of a cyberattack last year at MGM Resorts. 

Roll Call
Show threadSchwaJul 19, 2024
@molly0xfff Life comes at you fast
Show threadSchwaJun 22, 2024
@rbreich Yeah, but those suits will get their bonuses, and the consequences will be someone else's problem.
SchwaJun 20, 2024
Ars TechnicaJun 20, 2024

Nearly half of Dell’s workforce refused to return to the office

Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/nearly-half-of-dells-workforce-refused-to-return-to-the-office/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”

Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted.

Ars Technica
Show threadSchwaJun 19, 2024
@hacks4pancakes Kinda, yeah. :( Don't judge me
Show threadSchwaJun 7, 2024
@jerry A CISO has to be able to convince the CEO and the Board to fund security initiatives. A CISO will have to make the business case to them that it is worth the investment. That is the most important thing a CISO can do.
Show threadSchwaApr 24, 2024
@malwarejake This is another VNC / TeamViewer thing? FFS