Head of Advisory CISOs at @Cisco. Recovering industry analyst, research director & CISO. Senior Fellow at @AtlanticCouncil @CyberStatecraft and @StraussCenter. General Content Warnings: snark, bad words, even worse puns, occasional flashes of borrowed insight, plugging of selected $employer events and publications, random brain radio songs, multilingual commentary Note: Sufficiently advanced shitposting is indistinguishable from thought leadership.
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Last Notes npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather If you know who sent me this book and why, please speak up. It arrived addressed to me at Cisco’s headquarters in San Jose, no note enclosed. #mystery #PeopleSendMeThings https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/652/176/654/787/401/original/5b02518115f5d1dd.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1hyk…3p33 You should have answered “Yes, don’t read it.” 😉 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday Home from the hospital, with a few bald patches https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/464/898/320/703/808/original/15c8624732d0c90f.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather First of all: no, and secondly: what? — me reading my email this morning npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather The perfect pins don’t exi— https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/445/630/515/160/600/original/c55bf26a7a157637.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Was telling my 24yo today that I still hadn’t unpacked my new laptop, and they asked sympathetically, “Do you need me to help?” 🤔🙄🤨😭😆 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Aurora over the Horsetooth Reservoir in northern Colorado https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/420/735/340/911/639/original/14e78634e63898c9.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #RSAC @npub1epz…sd27’s awesome talk https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/411/889/634/002/303/original/ad413569ca807b1e.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/383/969/233/325/232/original/ab1b84718d0fb830.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1sfl…gczt That’s why we keep it near the window screen, to interfere with any transmissions npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather “Stop huffing the CIA lotion!” is something I actually said this weekend to the $teen. (It does smell really nice) https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/354/688/669/480/867/original/235688c1319cea49.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday In the Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell Senate office building https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/348/591/602/635/600/original/e9598da4450c4b82.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/343/192/183/217/670/original/2965b979f1528329.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather YEEEEESSSSSS https://youtu.be/cen0rBKLuYE npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather ATTN: this is not a Photoshop. I repeat: this is not a Photoshop. The podium really is that big, and I am really that smol. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/301/246/798/794/441/original/a1015c4556a7b0c0.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I’m going to make up a bunch of Linux distro names and see who falls for them: Scabies Linux Peoria Linux Linux-on-Heathrowstead Loquat Linux Hegibachplatz Linux Clase Azul Linux Protractor Linux Barely Linux Maidenform Linux Squamous Linux Crunchwrap Linux Any more? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather You can always spot someone who is loved by a cat. #Caturday https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/184/545/714/780/901/original/9e382625e6a3cc91.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/184/546/923/361/620/original/f875dd761c9d9fa8.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub18c7…er9d @npub14fa…99fr @npub1lt9…f6eq Yep, just saw her this past week npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub14fa…99fr @npub1lt9…f6eq Nice job! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather My children give me strange gifts https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/136/379/424/937/379/original/6fe2bc0274fe0431.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/111/136/511/445/953/original/05944e1e1fbaa066.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather My friends make sure I have all the tools I need to get things done. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/112/072/327/562/347/699/original/aca80196dbc5b57d.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Childhood: ruined. https://slate.com/technology/2024/03/dune-part-two-sandworms-biology-physics-snakes.html npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Someday kids are going to be confused as to why we refer to something being published as being “in print.” 😭 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I would like to make everyone aware of a big misunderstanding. I am implementing Serge pricing, because he is notoriously stingy. Everyone else gets regular pricing. Thank you for your understanding. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather My oldest just gave me an Alabama grandchild 💚🥲 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/982/607/044/778/820/original/3f1d4cccacbf1662.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather When you use up all your spoons cleaning out the cat litterbox #LongCovid npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday #NameThatAlbumCover https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/947/142/102/145/578/original/2d27d5be1cb8a0c9.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SuperbOwl https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/915/079/032/354/767/original/a4bb516efd6c27a2.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Photos from the National Academy of Sciences. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/902/870/086/275/341/original/f515250e91952226.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/902/870/711/784/629/original/30c487c818e902a1.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/902/871/537/708/592/original/629278fdf52f4919.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/902/872/115/845/071/original/5afa0cdbe8ace38c.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1nlt…t44t I admire your skillz! I usually start with one frozen meal and then dump a bunch of frozen veg on top of it. Still sad, but at least a bit defensible. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1nlt…t44t Sad Ass Salad is my life. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Black History IS American history. Even if, and ESPECIALLY if, you’re not Black. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Best line from the team presentations at the #AtlanticCouncil #Cyber912 competition this past weekend, explaining a proposed action to be taken in response to a serious cyberattack: “Maybe Congress will come together …” And the whole auditorium laughed and laughed. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather This year’s big challenge: authentication, but for distinguishing AI data scrapers from legitimate single sign-on tools and live users. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I don’t understand makeup anymore https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/818/767/536/072/129/original/36c77833177ebe09.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub18c7…er9d Now MY morning has been made too! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub16ks…80t7 @npub1gj8…jhul This is an amazing post, and so badly needed right now. Thank you for sharing it. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Hear me out: LLMs doing podcasts npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather They should put Trump in another room with a video connection to the courtroom, but let the judge control the mute button. It would be hilarious. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1unv…cwrs And it can’t wait until you’re dead. You can become temporarily or permanently disabled and need a delegate to handle things for you. https://youtu.be/lU8_S0V_zOQ npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather For those of you not familiar with the medical term “fatigue,” let me describe it. I experienced it while having mono, undergoing chemotherapy, and again now with #LongCovid. Think back to a time when you were as tired as you’ve ever been. Not sleepy, but completely physically exhausted, to where you couldn’t wait to get into bed. Now imagine that you’re in bed, but you don’t feel as if you’ve laid down yet. You’re still that tired. Hours pass. Maybe you sleep all night. You wake up, and you’re still that exhausted. The exhaustion is deep in your bones, and nothing can relieve it. You can’t think straight. You can’t hold a conversation. You can’t read because holding a book or tablet is too tiring and you can’t focus anyway. You can’t watch anything. You don’t let yourself cry because then you’d have to blow your nose afterwards, and you’re too tired to do that. Maybe in a day or two you start feeling as if you can get up and do something, so you tackle the most urgent thing. Or you get a burst of adrenaline and manage to deal with a crisis. Then you’re back to being that exhausted. It goes on for days, or weeks, or months. You feel as if you should just make yourself exercise a little, and then it’ll get better. You do something small, like a walk. Or you get online for a couple of rousing discussions. The next morning, you wake up exhausted again. You overdid it. Of course you hide this from your friends and colleagues, because nobody wants to hear the same thing every day: “I’m completely exhausted.” This is what millions of people with #LongCovid are experiencing, and we don’t know yet how to treat it or when it will end. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Ohai scammer https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/761/184/982/352/760/original/52f8d11949d5c481.png npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub17ut…rzd9 Doesn’t everyone need a cat? 😁 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday is in the bag. Who’s going to let it out? https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/751/071/911/644/685/original/9152bb92a038efdf.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather A body at desk tends to remain at desk. — me, justifying my failure to shower npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1dzv…5v2p I hope you included the Reclining Buddha in Wat Po in Bangkok — that’s my favorite! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Folks, please do be careful at #Shmoocon and elsewhere. Here’s how I got my two bouts of #Covid: 1. Speaker dinner in DC. I usually don’t do group meals any more, but I was stupid. Some consultant next to me was all up in my face talking about AI for two hours, and I probably got it from him; my friend across the table didn’t get it. 2. Sitting masked in a doctor’s waiting room for an hour while my kid had an appointment. I was the only masked person there and someone nearby was coughing. I have now been sick for a total of eight months — just as I was slowly working my way out of #LongCovid, I got hit again and I’m back to extreme fatigue, brain fog, and tachycardia. Don’t let this happen to you. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub14k2…ed68 @npub1a38…ujj0 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/709/479/309/312/196/original/12ee59f140eeee37.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1sdt…96z3 Yes, again 🤬 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/557/745/533/918/807/original/c62544a38a45ccd8.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Well, shit. And even after having the latest booster and masking in crowds. #CovidIsNotOver https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/557/052/347/884/855/original/730bff9632318ba8.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Eat Arby’s https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/502/668/645/642/139/original/5a748857a018093e.png npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather PLEASE STOP SENDING ME SURVEYS. Do you have any idea how many interactions I have every day with apps, websites, physical and virtual providers? And ALL of you send me texts or emails asking for feedback. It would be a full time job answering all your “two-minute” surveys. I know you would like feedback, but maybe find another way to do quality control without imposing on me. Thank you. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1hyk…3p33 Are you sure there was a suit? In the neighbor campaign, I seem to recall guys in shirtsleeves — you know, dressed more like a neighbor from down the street, ‘70s style npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1hyk…3p33 It’s not “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there,” is it? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1hyk…3p33 I was trying to decide whether it was a food truck or Tinder npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Serious question: when writing a bio, when should you include an updated company name even if you worked only for the previous company? For example: I list that I worked for Swiss Bank Corporation and add “(now UBS)” because the former merged with the latter back when I was leaving in 2000. I don’t feel like I worked for UBS itself, but SBC hasn’t existed for decades. Another company I worked for, 451 Research, was acquired by S&P Global after I left, and that former name is fading fast. Does it matter if the company name is sufficiently old that people reading my bio may not remember it? Are the parens too annoying and/or pedantic? I guess everyone has this problem after a long enough career, and enough M&A happens in the industry. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather 🖼 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/332/894/746/188/936/original/9a2e2c7b3032e97b.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather All 12yo humorists, RED ALERT 🚨 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/111/325/496/697/397/840/original/a8a4ee3e189c1685.png npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1t4h…g4g3 @npub1j8m…v5r7 I love this so much, and it’s just what I needed today. 💚 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1tps…9rmt So how do I impress you then? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1sdt…96z3 No, you shouldn’t, but this short summary by @npub1yyx…qa5g is delightful: https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111246622364130553 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1yyx…qa5g @npub1p2y…k8sq I’ve only just met you, Ian, and I adore you already. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather This greeted us in the back yard as the kids and I moved in to our new home today. I’ve never seen such a vivid double rainbow before. I think things are going to be okay. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/219/358/210/704/337/original/3964efed9171932a.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub17lg…9uux I feel like a long-expired certificate myself npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Next week I’ll be back at the Tactical Edge CISO Summit in beautiful Santa Marta, Colombia! I’m not planning to run my own workshop session, but you never know what discussions will pop up … https://www.tacticaledge.co/index.html npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Teen: “I need your slipper.” Me: “Why?” Teen: “It helps me think.” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather There’s some kind of jet plane in our Cheerios box and now the kids are fighting over it. Help? npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Note for new followers: if you’re looking for informative posts on cybersecurity/infosec, you’ve come to the wrong place. Yes, that’s my day job, but Mastodon is more of an escape for me. I post random thoughts, boost whatever I feel like, and respond to a few conversations. In short, I’m tired. It’s been a very tough decade for me, and every time I feel like I’m starting to recover, something else whacks me upside the head. So if you like my curation of other people’s posts, great. But I generally save my deep thinking for work; you’re better off hearing me speak than reading this feed. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday Loooong legs https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/074/890/056/806/108/original/b148ae716ed8068e.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday love bites from Luna https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/074/828/523/602/422/original/cf81b742ac0b78a0.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #UnitedAirlines remembering its staff and crew members lost on 9/11 here at Denver airport https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/048/033/142/514/049/original/1d8bf9a005dba9e3.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I’ve subscribed to @npub1n6l…zmz9 and so should you! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #SilentSunday #London https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/041/116/782/406/049/original/e69779a4b63f9cdd.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/038/587/889/020/368/original/806acd6fc09dbf89.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub178r…qekt @npub1lkr…hl0k “News Without Nazis.” I like it. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather One of my treasured possessions is a book of poetry collected in secret by my best friend’s father from among American POWs in a Japanese camp during WWII. The poems were written on toilet paper, scraps of wood, and anything available. He and many other POWs survived the Bataan death march. https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/111/025/061/297/637/343/original/ff93b64175d2a6a0.png npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Try to remember the kind of #Bleptember When tongues were pink and cats were mellow Try to remember the kind of #Bleptember When dogs would drool upon your pillow Try to remembering the kind of #Bleptember When you and your pets were young and callow Try to remember, And if you remember, Then follow … 🎶 *the Bleptember hashtag npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/955/939/597/177/054/original/62a5dcf4b458b76d.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Mugshot #NiceCupOfTeaAndASitdown https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/951/105/534/815/568/original/b239c3149079fa24.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/951/105/929/935/566/original/bc4d1e19f5a1f016.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday #Home https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/919/035/489/964/927/original/59769dad427dba50.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1nlt…t44t In your case, I’ll never forget because there was great food involved! npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Enjoy your performative opsec and don’t put your name on your Signal account, but just realize that I’m not going to have any idea who you are, even if we’ve talked before. Especially if you’ve cleared our chat history. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather My husband died a week ago from a brain tumor that grew so quickly, he was unresponsive by the time I got to him in the hospital. The only thing he left was a scrap of paper in a secure location with the master password to his password manager, on one of numerous laptops that I couldn’t get into. On top of all the stress and grief, my long Covid is making it impossible for me to concentrate or figure anything out. Tonight one of the most famous hackers in our industry made time to come over and break into systems until they found the database, and reset everything so I had access. I’m continually amazed at how kind and giving these folks are. My heart is fit to bust from gratitude. 💚 npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #RIP Jakob Markus Bernd Weber, aka Hobby on IRC. Husband, dad, and cat dad. He went peacefully this morning just two weeks after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma. #FuckCancer https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/842/710/019/176/622/original/7d36c492b8730160.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather When your colleague hasn’t yet met @npub14n9…v9ky 💚 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/572/392/158/938/878/original/483eb60c53a863b8.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather This is what happens to people who work remotely for 13 years https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/557/250/904/723/451/original/21c81ef042c04775.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather This is what happens to people who work remotely for 13 years https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/557/207/025/913/258/original/b50ddca48273e364.png npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub1j2y…ggdc @npub1zw0…uljm Great, now I have a huge pile of stuff teetering “on the corner.” npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather #Caturday Special Edition https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/520/485/776/514/991/original/9e1d07ceb3051bfc.jpeg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather 40 years ago, my dad went viral on Usenet with this little gem: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather @npub178r…qekt Still no. And the “no” is punctuated by a throat punch. npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Someone’s gender is none of your business unless 1) you want to have sex with them, or 2) you want to ask them to lend you a tampon. #transgenderrights npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather Why am I the last to find out that the pandemic is over?? https://media.infosec.exchange/infosecmediaeu/media_attachments/files/110/361/688/130/991/490/original/28a9f32ecf1d2a6a.jpg npub1gwuapq2mht78k5jegmmyc36nnzka4nzxqw4ghmhex84j8ezkkwpsa2tfpr Wendy Nather I could hide out under there