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Scott Wilson

@scottwilson@infosec.exchange

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27+ year information security “professional”.
 I like non-alcoholic #beer, #gardening and yardwork, playing guitar, and reading #books (mystery, thriller, suspense, #scifi, fantasy, astrophysics, and cosmology).

Stage IIIB #ColorectalCancer survivor.
 I'm a middle-aged, middle class Christian, husband, dad, doggy-daddy, and friend. I’m supporter of #LGBTQIA rights, a #BlackLivesMatter advocate, a believer in #TransRights and proponent of equality. I support #Ukraine.

Only hand-crafted, artisanal memes.

Posts are on auto-delete (1 week).

Home Page	https://bscottwilson.com
Code	https://codeberg.org/bswilson

Scott Wilson 1h ago

*near 6h ago

so many dudes
explaining a future
nobody asked them to create

Scott Wilson 1h ago

Blacks In Cybersecurity HQ

3h ago

Today we honor Juneteenth — a celebration of freedom, resilience and the ongoing pursuit of justice. 🖤❤️💚

Let this day be a reminder to rest, reflect and remember: our stories matter, our voices are powerful and the work continues.

#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BlackInCyber #BlacksInCyber #BlacksInCybersecurity

Catalin Cimpanu 7h ago

Predatory Sparrow has dumped the Nobitex crytpo platform source code on Telegram

They previously stole $90mil worth of assets in a hack yesterday

https://t.me/gonjeshkdarand/52

گنجشک درنده - Gonjeshke Darande

Full Nobitex Source Code (8/8)

Scott Wilson 8h ago

Mastodon 8h ago

We've heard your feedback on the Terms of Service updates for mastodon.social and mastodon.online, and we're pausing the implementation date (previously announced to users via email as 1st July 2025) so we can take further advice and make improvements.

It may take us a moment to consult with the right people, so please bear with us while we do so. As always, we appreciate your patience and support.

Scott Wilson 8h ago

Dare Obasanjo 8h ago

An MIT research study of 54 people writing essays followed by brain scans has shown startling results.

ChatGPT users showed lower brain activity, weaker memory, and less creativity compared to those using Google or writing unaided.

Frequent ChatGPT users showed declining brain activity over sessions, resorted to copy & pasting more and most couldn’t remember the content of the essays they wrote when asked afterwards.

The brain is a muscle, use it or lose it.

https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

Time

Scott Wilson 8h ago

Catalin Cimpanu 8h ago

Per a new Cybereason report, together with DragonForce, the Qilin ransomware service is one of the biggest and most active RaaS platforms these days

https://www.cybereason.com/blog/threat-alert-qilin-seizes-control

Scott Wilson 15h ago

“I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” Trump told reporters Wednesday.

He’s right about that.

Scott Wilson 16h ago

Tony, Pretty Much 1d ago

To recap the current situation: Obama cut a deal with Iran to limit their uranium enrichment. It worked.

Trump withdrew us from that deal. Iran restarted its nuclear weapons program leading to the point they got close enough to an A bomb that the Israelis attacked. Also, Trump is not up to the task of handling this and it probably wouldn’t be happening if his incompetent ass and administration weren’t in the White House.

If you're in the press and not connecting these simple dots, quit.

Scott Wilson 19h ago

BSides RDU 19h ago

Reminder! The B-Sides RDU CFP closes on 6/30! Have an idea for a talk on a topic that you're excited about? We'd love to hear from you! You can submit your talk here: https://sessionize.com/bsides-rdu-2025/

BSides RDU 2025: Call for Presentations

The BSides RDU 2025 Call For Presentations is now open!The 12th anniversary of BSides RDU is happening Friday September 12th at the McKimmon Center on...