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@infosecgreybeard.bsky.social
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Grumpy old InfoSec beard. Whether it's physical security or grumbling about firewalls and governance, I ramble about it all.

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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 4h
Drop a technology fail story below! I'll start....
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ah, cyber awareness month, where a group of people who aren't very cyber aware tell a group of people who aren't cyber aware how to be cyber aware.
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There's a social media scam featuring AI-generated injured soldiers shilling moody goods. Be on the lookout. Great story from Nick Stapleton for BBC Morning Live. AI detection and sense-checking from me and @shayan86.bsky.social
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Morning, everyone. Remember..
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Explosives trained security professionals watching the public comment on the RAF Fairford incident.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you're new to cyber, physical and information security, please be very careful whose advice you take online. Unfortunately, not everyone is who or what they seem.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Listen here, lads. Something terrible could happen due to something we make but, if you give us a load of money, it may not happen!"
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SNL: Robot Attack - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Britain's core civil defence strategy, sheltering in place, doesn't seem to be compatible with the new NATO resilience baseline requirements. imgflip.com/gif/geqqh
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did you know that some influencers are starting to report that they are being paid to say that "AI will kill us all"? Now, I wonder who'd be doing that and what their motivation is?
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What does lurgi and AI have in common? If you're a Goon Show fan, you'll know where this is going. 😁
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I realised that almost every company I have worked for has a "useless" department. It's usually IT, security, facilities, finance or HR. Every single one has been understaffed and under-resourced. Oddly enough, it was usually the management who were responsible for resourcing who complained most!
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was going to post an article about how CISOs could use the PACE methodology to manage loss of critical business functions but, let's face it, most companies have no idea what these are and many CISOs wouldn't know how to start. Just keep buying CrowdStrike and hoping for the best, people! 🤦‍♂️
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heartbreaking. As the parent of a heavily autistic child, the running off and obsession with water is very familiar. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw... Police searching for Noah Woods, 3, say they have found body of a child in lake - BBC News
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Police searching for Noah Woods, 3, say they have found body of a child in lake
Noah, who is partially deaf and non-verbal, went missing in Suffolk on Tuesday. Police say the body has not been formally identified but they have informed Noah's family.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I spoke with a cyber insurance expert today. Apparently there are people who claim that their organisation "doesn't need" insurance because they "spend so much on cyber security products". There is a word for these people. Idiots.
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Ron White: You Can't Fix Stupid
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AI blah, blah, blah. I'm less worried about AI gaining intelligence than I am worried that there are people in government, industry and academia who think that software which uses statistics to predict the next most likely word is "thinking".
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I saw a clip of the latest Bladerunner film the other day and didn't recognise any of it. The film was so bad, I must have completely blanked it out of my memory! 🤣
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Many who sells things claims that cancer might be cured if people buy enough of the things he sells. 🤦‍♂️ BBC News - AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant
Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very few people outside the trans community understand the struggles they face and overcome. And you know what? You don't have to understand those struggles and the choices they make to treat them with some basic respect. Just be a decent human being.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm currently cooking Tennessee Onions. Well, a British take on it with better cheese, stronger mustard and less butter. I was tempted to add some Worcestershire sauce or Marmite...
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In ten minutes, I've seen adverts for a Halloween product and then a Christmas product. 😬
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Now is the time for IT and security professionals to consider alternative, European based cloud providers. The question is which of these providers will take the lions share of the market.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's good to see some good news from the US. BBC News - 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why some US restaurants are banning tips
Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You can tell that Millennials have reached management positions when you consider levels of IT and security staffing. No one who was around in 1993 forgets how important it is to staff technology correctly.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Every time I see a CEO who gets excited about using AI to cut jobs, I see someone who hasn't been in the industry long enough to have experienced process driven technology. As much as people hate them, ITIL and COBIT provide savings and efficiency because they work.
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Linus: You're Doing It Wrong Pointing At PC
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The AI video covering Harry and Meghan's return to the UK are particularly savage!
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If the UK and America ever go to war with each other, Brits will easily be able to identify American under cover agents by asking them to pronounce "Worcestershire"
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Controversial, but true. Every technology services out-sourcing effort I've come across in 30 has been a disaster. There is always a mismatch between what the provider is offering and what the purchaser wants, usually to the detriment of everyone involved.
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Samus Paulicelli: Such A Bad Idea
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
OSINT challenge: Where was I? Bonus clue, these doors are almost twice as old as the USA.
A pair of very old doors.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NIS2 is about to get a lot more important for UK and US companies.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
1, Profit from causing the apocalypse. 2, Spend profits hiding from the apocalypse. You couldn't make it up.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Matrix claimed that the year 1999 was chosen for the simulation because it was the peak of human civilization. The more time I spend on strategic risk, the more I realise that this may be scarily accurate.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Happy Project A119 day! 😬 youtu.be/9G3jgJots3I?...
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Engadget @engadget.com · 04/08/2026
Babylon 5 is being released, episode by episode, for free, on YouTube. You should watch it
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You have no reason not to watch Babylon 5 now that it's free on YouTube - Engadget
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Back in the 1990s, everyone built data centres like mad, because of the .com bubble. When the bubble burst, a lot of investors lost a lot of money. Me watching the AI bubble:
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I've just seen one of these little guys in the wild!
A red squirrel, mid leap.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You'd probably be very upset if you were arrested for breaking a law that a policeman had made up on the spot, but that's exactly how many companies expect cyber security teams to work. Security only works if there are well defined business objectives and risk criteria.
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Alan Ruck: You Just Make It Up
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
When the CEO reports the state of cyber security to the board:
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Brits
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The other day, we bought some scrumpy (cider, for the non-initiated) and, true to form, it's like drinking delicious rocket fuel!
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Most companies confuse governance and compliance with security. It's security's role to manage controls which enforce some areas of compliance, which are specified by governance. Governance is set by the board based on legal requirements, regulatory requirements, risk and company goals.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This weekend I have mostly been refreshing my knowledge of serial protocols, and remembering why I blanked out most of the knowledge I had!
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Soe Salome: Cat Tech Support
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cat.exe has stopped unexpectedly.
The furry lout known as Humphrey the cat, fast asleep.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Has anyone got a campaign fund going for @countbinface.bsky.social yet? I'd have no.problems with his spending £5m on kittens, squirty cream or posters or Shaw Taylor with "Keep 'em peeled!" on them to enhance his security.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I can't believe that this is 19 years old! youtu.be/IWlXxoz6Gpc?...
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Remember kids: Data centres are highly susceptible to rodent infestations, which can cause them extreme damage.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If you know, you know. If you don't know, not only do you not know, but you also can't be accused of knowing.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If I was insanely wealthy, I'd buy a hillside overlooking a major road and, one night, I'd have a prefabricated wizards tower put up. I'd make sure it randomly puffed out coloured smoke by day and its windows flashed at night as though fireballs were cast. And I wouldn't explain why it was there.
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infosecgreybeard.bsky.social @infosecgreybeard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The majority of value from detective security controls comes from them being actively monitored. You can run them without, but that means that you'll be limiting their value to only being effective after a loss event. Detective controls include CCTV, IDS, firewalls and intruder alarms.
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