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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

industry of the size it is needs to change. It is fundamental an IT problem and the industry currently is just bolt on fixes rather than being fully integrated in delivering secure effective infrastructure.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Well, as especially as they'd go up first and then take a long time to come down.. But you are correct. I think we collectively need to reflect on the failings of the cyber security industry over the past 20 years and try and move in a better direction. Personally I think the fact it exists as an

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I remember installing network management software there many (many) years ago just by Liverpool Street. I think that block has been knocked down now. The guy I was with (who I was supposed to be learning from) disappeared for a fag and reappeared a couple of hours later having been to the pub.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Amazing in the first sentence to say bullying is a form of dissembling, and then to follow that up with three baffling paragraphs about tribulations

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Totally agree with this - of all the work I do, dealing with fraud is the most frustrating. Somehow it's pretty straightforward to get an APT campaign busted and taken down but doing anything about a fraud network, which is scamming members of the public, can be impossible.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

IMH(and ignorable)O the problem for MoD since 2010 has been that no one wants to spend real money on useful things, so they've thrown (relatively) small amounts of cash at cyber on the promise of amazeballs results, and so we get repeated cyber command announcements. It's got AI this time though..

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Hasn't this been announced several times already? Just another billion or so to make it work this time...

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

But maybe the AI powered cyber threats are doing it?

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I was wondering about the next launch of new Glenn the other day and realised I hadn't seen any of your tweets for a while. This explains it.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Looking for some insightful commentary on cyber security issues? Well, keep searching but while you're doing so why not listen to me waffling? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa07...

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The Security Space | Episode 85 | Rob Pritchard | Where Are We Going Wrong with Cloud Security?

YouTube video by The Security Space

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I'm a bit skeptical having looked at the companies list - fsb(.)ru is on there. I doubt very much they are an Oracle customer, or ever were. There's also a 117 uk gov domains in there - more credible but surprised it's that widespread.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Well, I haven't thought about Smash in a long time. Wonder what those aliens are up to these days?

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

How dare people make money with trade

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

On the edge of a nice bit of London in 1998 I paid (I think) £360 a month for a room in a two bedroom flat (apartment). Was a nice apartment, sharing with one other. Got turfed out because the owner wanted to sell it. Internet tells me they're over half a mil now

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

If you like science fiction, detective noir, lovecraftian horror and well, other crazy stuff, then I can recommend The Gone World. I had no idea where it was going but couldn't put it down. www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

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The Gone World

Inception meets True Detective in this science fiction …

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

On my first trip to South Korea the team I was working with laughed at my pathetic broadband and mobile speeds, were amazed at the crudeness of European toilets and then out drank me. They were super friendly though.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Obviously as someone who has been doing this for more than those twenty years I should point out it's someone else's fault.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This seems to me the most salient point. The best defence is a good defence. I think the biggest failure really of the last twenty years has been the growth of the 'sticking plaster' security industry and the avoidance of building things that don't have vulnerabilities in the first place

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

It holds up well too - doing a re-watch for the first time since it ended at the moment.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

'Jurisprudence fetishist gets off on a technicality' is another one which has stuck with me

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Haha I always remember that one too! Usually when I'm on the third evening beer..

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Sometimes I think the internet was a mistake and then something like this comes along

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It's amazing how long people have been saying basically the same thing really..

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Paper here: seclab.cs.ucdavis.edu/projects/his...

seclab.cs.ucdavis.edu

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

aha good to find you again Joe.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I missed the video - just had to google. Oh dear.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

Hmm I think we could have done with more depth from both! There must have been more to the interview - half hour segments just wasn't enough. It was overall good I agree, but was just to succinct. The Rest is Politics chaps did two hour podcast covering it which I thought were worth a listen

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

I did enjoy it but thought the episodes were too short - we didn't get any real in depth insights from any one interviewed. I was a bit disappointed given it was the bbc.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

In fact typing that reminded me I helped him move it to a new apartment one time!

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Friend of mine had a back projector Sony TV - was like the monolith from 2001! No question of anyone stealing that monster.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Anyone of the tiny number of people on here who follow me heading to Cyber Threat 23 next year? I think the second conference I've ever attended (excluding speaking gigs). www.sans.org/cyber-securi...

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

'Computer morphing'! Not heard that term before. Seems a bit speculative too, certainly for the time.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

It's absolutely amazing and horrifying all at the same time. It does seem somewhat ironic that Hamas clearly don't care about civilians (on either side), and I doubt Netanyahu does much for Palestinians, but some of the people prosecuting the war clearly want to minimise harm

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

So, is there an app for this? It does seem like old twitter, which I like

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Security People: Use this secure app! Also Security People: But not like that. Turn that feature which you think is useful off. No, no real reason but it's bad.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

FWIW my hot take on the fake Signal zero day is that I don't think it's especially good news that a bunch of people disabled a feature 'just in case'. We already drown people in real warnings to update, turn something off etc. Spreading FUD and taking needless action doesn't help anyone

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

I saw a headline the other day saying something accusatory along the lines of 'High pay not enough, Megan continues to profit from Suits'. The high pay turned out to be 37k per episode and the continuing to profit was .. residuals.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Also personally I am not a massive fan of wifi on planes. When I travelled a lot I was always quite grateful of some down time in the air!

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

So this is where everyones gone - not seen this sort of discussion (or either you!) anywhere for ages.

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

A great place! Have some bar recommendations if you need them!

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Rob Pritchard @robertp.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

hah enjoy - I was approached about speaking a conf in Malta on the 17th but I now know why they went quiet (also this is my first post on here..)

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