Dean Thomson @d_snuff

InfoSec guy, Data Protection & DLP specialist - Principal & Director @ Wardn. Opinions are my own wardn.com.au Australia Joined June 2015

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

8 years ago

@Microsoft please dont recommend this on admin accounts @troyhunt

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@dinodaizovi Its a result of business priorities. If you start off on the consulting side, your priority is usually staying billable which is very different to internal security. All i can say is dont paint everyone with the same brush, but I agree you can definately tell a lot from past jobs

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

8 years ago

@riskybusiness 'Hey team' if at work, or 'Hi all' is what I try default to these days, but it is hard to break habits and everyone uses 'guys' in Aus essentially

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

8 years ago

@dave_au But they also give you a t-shirt, so its ok

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@ehashdn Australian Engineers = sysadmins with batch files, at best

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@chriseng @riskybusiness It gives everyone else a chance to slam someone on social media and be in denial about their own security practices... standard these days.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@dooktwit @BentSpokeBeer

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

InfoSec: "uni degrees and/or certificates mean nothing in security fields" ... InfoSec: "Wow, she has a music degree! Burn her!" Grow up

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@riskybusiness Everyone complains about grads with no practical experience and then flips 180 for this, classic info sec chumps at work.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@xntrik @0xtero Metabox.com.au

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@riskybusiness how do you feel about business/startup priorities vs customer outcome for cyber security firms? Asking for an enemy.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@jeremiahg Depending on the product, you would probably find vastly different results depending who implemented/maintained it & the environment itself.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@xntrik I watched it on a plane, worst mistake - considered wearing sunglasses to recover some manliness.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@xntrik I think it says more about how comfortable the Australian industry is with mediocrity and throwing money rather than effort at problems.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

If you cant hold the accelerator in the same position without making my head whip back and forth, you probably shouldnt have a license.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@xntrik Weeds make me happy when i cut them #dadlife

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@riskybusiness @macgibbon I feel this came about because leaders demanded a solution and techs had to provide 'something'.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@riskybusiness @macgibbon Agree, but the premise relies on the Gov having leverage over Orgs & the prevalence of free, open-source products makes this impossible.

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Dean Thomson @d_snuff

9 years ago

@riskybusiness @macgibbon It wouldnt be so ridiculous if the effectiveness of the proposed measures, in any form, came close to the sacrifice of privacy and security.