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chetwisniewski

@chetwisniewski@securitycafe.ca

Director, Global Field CTO at Sophos, frequent speaker and press go to. Said opinions are mine, not the company.

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chetwisniewski, to random
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With this wave of unrepentant mediocre garbage overwhelming the internet due to SEO and generative AI models it feels like enshitification might be here to stay.

I'm feeling some optimism today. We seem to be entering an age of authenticity. We are rejecting mass produced junk and much of the drive toward social media, TikTok, and their ilk seem to be a way of seeking real people and real things. Of course influencers are no more real than ChatGPT, but I think is on the rise.

chetwisniewski, to random
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I said something yesterday at the Vancouver Cloud Summit that I will repeat here:

"Logs are cheaper than lawyers".

When deploying to the cloud, especially "cloud native" applications you must ensure you are collecting logs for analysis, threat hunting, and forensics. Platforms have logging off and often charge for it. Turn them on, protect them and USE THEM.

GottaLaff, to Canada
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So we just made our usual reservations for our next trip up to BC, #Canada, but something was different this time.

We didn't have to make them for a return trip to California.

Shit's getting real. #CountdownToCanada 🇨🇦

chetwisniewski,
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@GottaLaff I moved from Michigan to BC just over 20 years ago. If there is anything you would like to know or need help with, don't hesitate to reach out.

franksting, to random
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I agree with Roman Mars, this is the greatest record of all time. #nowplaying https://tidal.com/track/77632987

chetwisniewski,
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@franksting what is it? Link requires a login.

chetwisniewski,
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@franksting oh, that's a good favourite, I think I have it on LP.

franksting, to random
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So @chetwisniewski told me that BC is already covered in bushfires and now I read this. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/canada-catastrophic-wildfire-season?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

chetwisniewski,
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@franksting not exactly covered, only 50 from what I hear, but more than enough to be scary in April. El niño is not our friend

jvagle, to random
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Wired, June 1997

chetwisniewski,
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@jvagle on-line. Been awhile since I've seen that. Even America was Online.

mattblaze, to random
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I just found out X/Twitter unilaterally "verified" my old and dormant account there ("because you're an influential user"), now making me look like I'm an idiot who's voluntarily paying Musk eight bucks or whatever it is a month.

A free gift of defamation.

chetwisniewski,
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@mattblaze I wonder what their criteria is? Clearly they're desperate to bring back their "influencers." I had a verified check before and was a "prominent figure" by whatever that subjective quality is. Mine has not got it back (yet), but I only had 14k followers.

I'm not going back, but I am curious what devious plan is being attempted.

chetwisniewski, to random
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Please tech companies, keep adding AI to your services as a "premium" paid for feature that allows me to avoid it and also not have to pay you. Win-Win.

chetwisniewski, to random
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May everyone in Taiwan find themselves shelter and safety during this frightening natural disaster. Please share legitimate charities who may help and steer people away from opportunistic fraudsters.

chetwisniewski, to infosec
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I'm very excited to guest lecture tomorrow to a class of University of British Columbia's #InfoSec students on the pros and cons of multifactor authentication technologies. Always fun to engage with students and learn from their perspectives.

charlie.savage.nyt, to random

Test to see if this shows up on Mastodon

chetwisniewski,
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@charlie.savage.nyt It does indeed.

chetwisniewski, to random
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As a former President of the Vancouver SecSIG and ISC2 chapter I declare myself President Emeritus.

JoeUchill, to random
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I've been thinking about something recently and, I dunno, maybe I'll make it into a talk.

My sense is that a lot of the infosec research done by the private sector and individual researchers is unavailable to policy researchers.

That's not to say it's technically unavailable. I just don't get the sense that information outside the research databases (JSTOR, ProQuest, etc.) is in the line of sight of someone doing academic research.

chetwisniewski,
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@JoeUchill It would need a lot of work, but absolutely an interesting problem. The issue is, what conference? Which choir do you preach to? Feels like the sort of topic that is actually 5 different talks that each address a specific audience to influence behavioural change.

chetwisniewski,
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@JoeUchill This is an incredibly interesting and difficult problem. It has taken me 25 years of getting to know people and the "leaders" who drive their research to sort the wheat from the chaff. Good people are pressured to publish garbage, while others publish amazing work for the worst orgs. Keep us in the loop, would love to help if I have anything to offer.

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    chetwisniewski, (edited )
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    @GossiTheDog You know the Bloomberg is that only authoritative source on this type of story... These backdoors are... super micro?

    QasimRashid, to random
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    It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin. Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2024. That’s a 25,714% markup.😳

    That isn’t inflation. It isn’t supply chain issues. It is 100% corporate greed.

    chetwisniewski,
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    @QasimRashid I'm confused. Is this some American thing? This isn't true in free countries. I paid $0 for my insulin the last 20 years and if I were to pay cash it would be ~$50 CAD/month over the counter.

    chetwisniewski, to random
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    Very frustrated that I need to buy a new phone if I want to take advantage of my medical monitoring apps needed to manage my health. I bought a Motorola Razr Flip last July and love it, but it turns out the FDA and Health Canada only seem to approve health apps per device and per OS revision. So if I don't run a Pixel or Samsung and a small handful of others I can't use read-only health apps. What on earth is the risk if it is read-only? Why so restrictive??

    chetwisniewski, to random
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    Seems legit

    chetwisniewski, to random
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    COVID for the second time. I'm starting to think I can no longer travel to speak at InfoSec events. Masked flying, masked on transit, etc. Only unmasked for a while at the event itself and this is my reward.

    chetwisniewski,
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    @franksting Less intense than the first time so far, but not great. Mild fever, body aches, sore throat, migraine

    chris, to random
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    "elected King"?
    Sweden... always gotta be showing off. 😆 https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/112152459883928262

    chetwisniewski,
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    @chris Poland had elected Kings going back to the 17th century if I do recall correctly

    chetwisniewski,
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    @chris It was from 16th to 18th century apparently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_elections_in_Poland

    franksting, to random
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    JFC, get a newer phone! How do they somehow think the Telcos are replacing the 4G/3G network with something less effective? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-23/3g-switchoff-telstra-emergency-bushfires-phone-network-gippsland/103604594

    chetwisniewski,
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    @franksting 5G distance is significantly reduced ( at least on the frequencies in use in Canada) compared to 3G/LTE. This is creating an access problem in a country that is 90% low population. Just did a 9400 km road trip and 5G only reliable in short distance from towers.

    chetwisniewski,
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    @franksting I'll defer to you as you know better than me, but I feel skeptical that coverage will match 3G and that can be a concern. Feels like 3G can be turned off in urban/suburban but might be rethought in specific deployments.

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