Bits, Bytes, and Bourbon @DecryptedTech
A Technology Journalist and cybersecurity professional. I have a mission to remove the marketing-speak from the information people receive in their news. decryptedtech.com Joined July 2010-
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Did I do a CISSP? Nope. But here's some of the things I did do: Applied learning: SC-300, SC-400, SC-401, SC-100, AZ-500, MD-102, MS-102, PL-600, Fundamentals of AI, Machine Learning, and Azure AI services. More importantly, I created solutions in IAM, CIAM, data security,…
I really, really want to wear this to a meeting.
This is something that should not be allowed. The abuse of payment systems and banks like this is complete crap and they should never be allowed to maintain this power.
This is something that should not be allowed. The abuse of payment systems and banks like this is complete crap and they should never be allowed to maintain this power.
yup.
This mentality and narrative is one that excuses evil actions "because they had a reason". That it does not hold up in reality gets overlooked.
This mentality and narrative is one that excuses evil actions "because they had a reason". That it does not hold up in reality gets overlooked.
Great place for a post mounted crew served weapon. You need to do something about the open railing, though.
Great place for a post mounted crew served weapon. You need to do something about the open railing, though.
Jason Statham can usually be an indication of a good solid action movie. ... You knew there was going to be a however... "Working Man" watches like someone tried to make a 90s action movie without ever having seen one and only heard about it from thier friend, who also has never…
When books written in the 80s have the same lessons in them that have not been learned yet, 40~ish years later, then we have a bigger problem. As I always say, stop looking to the next "shiny tool" and go back to correcting basics.
Eventually the copyright lobby (we called them the copyright cartel during the golden age of digital piracy) was going to enter the fray. In truth they have always had this as a contignecy. They just needed to explore their options to make money using this tech before deciding to…
Eventually the copyright lobby (we called them the copyright cartel during the golden age of digital piracy) was going to enter the fray. In truth they have always had this as a contignecy. They just needed to explore their options to make money using this tech before deciding to…
hahahaha
Well done! 4 votes, one for each entry.
Well done! 4 votes, one for each entry.
2026 is going to be an interesting year for breaches, probably even the rest of this year. The threat landscape has evolved a lot in the past year for initial access. Even the most security mature orgs will not be able to keep up. Their response time is not sufficient. These…
Important term in CMMC, ESP. A third-party entity that delivers a service affecting the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of DoD-controlled unclassified information. Yup, even low side information and work is covered in CMMC from N-th party risk. Gues a bunch of…
"Set-TransportConfig -RejectDirectSend $true" So simple and yet so difficult due to a number of factorss including how come 3rd party mail send tools work.
Probably a good idea to say that this was and still is a good book for people to read. amazon.com/Killing-Pablo-…
If real, this looks like ass (in my opinion) and follows the same design philosophy of the now failed Jaguar.
If real, this looks like ass (in my opinion) and follows the same design philosophy of the now failed Jaguar.
Hey, we told you all this was going to happen. Everyone who held their breath last year is very likely behind the curve now. Existing contracts may also be subject to this review.
Hey, we told you all this was going to happen. Everyone who held their breath last year is very likely behind the curve now. Existing contracts may also be subject to this review.

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