Recovering industry analyst, research director & CISO. Senior Fellow at @AtlanticCouncil @CyberStatecraft. Single, childful cat lady.
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Last Notes npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather “I have usernames older than you.” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather At the end of my life, I hope I’ll be granted comforting visions of the ones I’ve lost, without any of the pain I feel now. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I am not an expert. I am an old person with opinions. There’s a difference. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…23cj Did anyone stop to ask for directions?? 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I’m always in admiration of @nprofile…ugpy and his work ethic, so I decided to Word Up. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I never had software all up in my business like this until the last ten years. I can’t believe there hasn’t been research on how these interruptions increase cognitive load. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Dreamed last night that @nprofile…lyvm was hosting a party in caves underground and it was awesome. So my weekend is starting off pretty great npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…23cj Don’t you mean “God reaching for Cat”? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…3qha Those were the only people I knew were wrong; there may well be more. I figured if they can’t even get their number one right …! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…3qha More than two mixups … npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…gu7x It was from their Global Top 50 Awards — I guess they do this a lot? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather You gotta love #SlopAwards, where some company generates a top-whatever list using #AI, publishes it in the hope that the famous awardees repost it, and doesn’t even bother checking it. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather See you there! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…l9z3 It’s a joke, son, Ah say it’s a joke! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…mrzh TIL! 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Follow the buzzcuts and the hoodies 😉 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…p6nk Congratulations!! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather “I like your jacket,” said the airline ticket counter agent. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather My last day of work before 3 weeks’ vacation npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…2hag Beautiful! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Knives Out 3 was amazing. The kids and I loved it. That is all. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…8wxm 🤘🏼 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #BrainRadio npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Thrilled to announce that my talk with @nprofile…wj9a has been accepted to #RSAC! We’re speaking on “Less Blood, More Bits: Learning From ‘Near Misses’ In Cybersecurity.” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…zds5 You’re so inspirational! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…d9d3 @nprofile…vry2 Aww, you don’t like soundtracks? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…pkdd Gratitude takes you a long way npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Yes, but I am honored to accept the title of Miss Infosec.exchange, because I skipped the swimsuit portion of the competition 💅🏽 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…lmuw @nprofile…y4jy @nprofile…67sd My German husband learned English in part because his father offered to pay for his sci-fi books if they were in English 💚 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…d9d3 @nprofile…v74p Okay, that’s a new one to me. “I’d add myself to HIS contacts!” “I gave him my LI QR code” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…pkdd My daughter loves this and says “slay.” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday #SquirrelSunday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I get the nicest presents. First my own threat actor name from @nprofile…z5cy and now this from @nprofile…2qz0 💚 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…pkdd Cannot wait! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…aeaw npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Ups and ats npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…mrzh “Empty hash bucket” is awesome. Well, all the insults are, but I like that one in particular npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #BrainRadio npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Monday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Toxic anthropomorphism. That’s what we’re battling here. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…8wxm We are looking for Moose and Squirrel! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather The seeds from this Zingerman’s Moroccan challah got all over the oven, but oh my, warming it up was worth it. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…mrzh @nprofile…pknx Yeah, my German husband actually sounded Irish when he spoke English 😄 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…mrzh Native German speakers can generally identify all the different places where I acquired my German. I guess I speak it with a mix of accents. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday 🪗 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…r0r0 @nprofile…998y Incredible rent-seeking off the backs of nonprofits. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…ng3c @nprofile…swqf Or you just get out your old tshirt! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…2y2x So you’re assimilating well, is what I’m hearing npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Taking good care of @nprofile…zvch! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather The #SolarPunk talk by @nprofile…zvch at #BSidesCOS is standing room only! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I can haz @nprofile…zvch! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…mrzh Joy smashing is a wonderful thing npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather It’s now been 14 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had been getting mammograms, but I found a lump myself in between, and it was already stage 2B. All humans should check themselves. #BreastCancerAwareness npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Parents, please check your children’s Halloween candy carefully; rumor has it one may contain the Epstein files npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather This weekend I’m excited to bring the spoopy horror stories to @nprofile…ggs7 Colorado Springs. Lots of great talks scheduled, including special guest @nprofile…zvch !! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…ejfa @nprofile…4unj Cypress Creek Park, on Bullick Road — a favorite stopping place of mine 😊 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…4unj Austin npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…4unj Texas, but close npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Covid AI npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…w47d Fascinating article, thank you for sharing it! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Fedizens, I need help. Somone I know has moved to Germany from the US. Is there any way they can keep their US cell phone number for 2FA? Google Voice and Google Fi won’t work npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I’m just going to keep saving memes until my phone explodes npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Describe your Mastodon account in a single image npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…vj8s @nprofile…zvch I wish there were someone local to Fort Collins. My oldest wants to install Linux and is distro-hopping right now; they need help but I just don’t have the bandwidth for them. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…d2rl 😆🤣😂 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…36ma My god. This is EVERYTHING. 🎃 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…z22s npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…kmvs WHAT?? NOOOOOO npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…skc4 @nprofile…mf0h Anyone who successfully identifies you needs to give you a hug for me npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Sage is warming up my jacket for me before I go out. #Caturday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Time to push to prod on your way out the door! So spake @nprofile…r0kn npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…5lc3 But have they dropped their new album yet? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather 🖼 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Welcome, new people! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…d2rl This is hilarious, and also so you. 🧡 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…qwua @nprofile…d3kc I love this so much. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Don’t forget to push to prod before EOD today, thx npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I just tried a Rave apple so I guess tonight’s gonna be lit npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…r0kn @nprofile…36ma You do, Jerry. Do you ever. 💚 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather You’re in his DMs. I AM his DM. Roll for initiative. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…qz4x Ouch. That’s gonna leave a Marx. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather You’re in his DMs, I’m in his restraining order. We are not the same. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Bonus #Caturday, as a treat npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Meanwhile, here in Fort Collins we have mutant rabbits: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/14/rabbits-colorado-virus-horns-tentacles/ npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…5k2y It’s half-assed cream? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Everything old is new again, thanks to @nprofile…zxve! 😆 https://www.scworld.com/news/sloppy-ai-defenses-take-cybersecurity-back-to-the-1990s-researchers-say npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…r0kn npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…skc4 @nprofile…r0kn I totally want two AIs go go 1:1 on a podcast. Just start them off with a prompt, and see where it goes after that. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…r0kn Funny thing — I’ve been getting LLM-written invitations to be on random podcasts npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather It’s Boomer Happy Hour at the doctor’s office, when all of us olds show up for early morning appointments because we’re awake anyway npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @nprofile…gqp6 Interesting. I wonder if there’s an automated way to keep them synched.
