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#handsoff2025 #arlingtonma #Massachusetts

#handsoff2025 #arlingtonma #Massachusetts

"Let’s be clear: Threat hunting is not optional."https://www.group-ib.com/blog/hunting-rituals-5/#cybersecurity #InfoSec

"Let’s be clear: Threat hunting is not optional."

https://www.group-ib.com/blog/hunting-rituals-5/

#cybersecurity #InfoSec

The sixth sense for cyber defense: Multimodal AI https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/03/19/the-sixth-sense-for-cyber-defense-multimodal-ai/...

The sixth sense for cyber defense: Multimodal AI https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/03/19/the-sixth-sense-for-cyber-defense-multimodal-ai/ #Featured, #LargeLanguageModels, #MultimodalAI, #SophosX-Ops, #SpamDetection, #WebContentFiltering

I wish I knew the source so I could credit them.

I wish I knew the source so I could credit them.

"Important Tax Information Enclosed - Please Open Immediately"Do they self destruct? Get moldy? It's not like I'm going to...

"Important Tax Information Enclosed - Please Open Immediately"

Do they self destruct? Get moldy? It's not like I'm going to use the information before I start preparing my taxes.

I was listening to a discussion about Linux security on this week's @riskybusiness podcast. It made me appreciate that the @sophos...

I was listening to a discussion about Linux security on this week's @riskybusiness podcast. It made me appreciate that the @sophos Linux agent and sensor don't use kernel modules. 🐧

Have you wondered what a holiday song about cyber scams would sound like? Well, then, this is the post for you!#cybersecurity #holidays...

Have you wondered what a holiday song about cyber scams would sound like? Well, then, this is the post for you!

#cybersecurity #holidays #humor

@sophos @SophosXOps @GossiTheDog @threatresearch @thepacketrat

There's a great pair of essays today in the Boston Globe. The same researcher busts tax myths of the left and the right based on actual...

There's a great pair of essays today in the Boston Globe. The same researcher busts tax myths of the left and the right based on actual facts/data. Tl;dr: The rich are paying a lot more in taxes than the left thinks, and the right is wrong about tax cuts fixing the deficit. Well worth a read for additional context and detail.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/.../opinion/liberals-tax-myths/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/.../tax-myths-conservatives/

And people wonder why Trump and his supporters have an affinity for Putin. This is the same playbook they would like to run with American...

And people wonder why Trump and his supporters have an affinity for Putin. This is the same playbook they would like to run with American schools.

New mandatory Russian high school textbooks glorify the Soviet system, rehabilitate Stalin’s crimes, omit past state-sanctioned atrocities and paint #Russia as fighting against a hostile world.
https://theconversation.com/russias-new-ideological-battlefield-the-militarization-of-young-minds-238715

For the past year, I've struggled to articulate my feelings about Hamas's invasion of Israel, the ensuing war, and the misguided...

For the past year, I've struggled to articulate my feelings about Hamas's invasion of Israel, the ensuing war, and the misguided protests that have followed. Perhaps the best summary I can come up with is: "If you're taking sides, and your side isn't peace and human dignity, then f*** off."

Steven Pinker, of course, does a much better job of explaining things than I could: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/07/opinion/steven-pinker-harvard-students-israel-protests-october-7/

"In 2022 and 2023, @SophosXOps published research about a toolset to sabotage the functions of endpoint protection software that was...

"In 2022 and 2023, @SophosXOps published research about a toolset to sabotage the functions of endpoint protection software that was being developed and used in conjunction with several major ransomware gangs...

They have continued to add features and functionality... in an ongoing attempt to evade detection and to find new ways to disable EDR and endpoint protection software."

#threatintel

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/08/27/burnt-cigar-2/

Seems about right: Customers didn’t stop spending. Companies stopped serving | CNN...

Seems about right:

Customers didn’t stop spending. Companies stopped serving | CNN Business
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/09/business/consumer-spending-travel-value-nightcap

Impressive #threatintel describing attacks attributed to Chinese state actors. Great work by @sophos MDR and the broader @SophosXOps...

Impressive #threatintel describing attacks attributed to Chinese state actors. Great work by @sophos MDR and the broader @SophosXOps team!

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/06/05/operation-crimson-palace-sophos-threat-hunting-unveils-multiple-clusters-of-chinese-state-sponsored-activity-targeting-southeast-asia/

I think I might finally be emerging from the Easter carb coma.

I think I might finally be emerging from the Easter carb coma.

TFW you think "I haven't checked social media in awhile," and then you look and the last thing you saw was posted just 21...

TFW you think "I haven't checked social media in awhile," and then you look and the last thing you saw was posted just 21 minutes ago.

Brach's got rid of the black jelly beans?!? Another example of corporate America trying to sweep bitterness under the rug and pretend...

Brach's got rid of the black jelly beans?!? Another example of corporate America trying to sweep bitterness under the rug and pretend everything is sunshine and rainbows.

Man, what does Ryan Gosling have that I don't? I tried singing "I'm just Max" at my wife, and I didn't get anything...

Man, what does Ryan Gosling have that I don't? I tried singing "I'm just Max" at my wife, and I didn't get anything like this reaction.

Congress is trying to ban #TikTok because members of Congress don't believe everything should be reduced to a 60-second soundbite.

Congress is trying to ban #TikTok because members of Congress don't believe everything should be reduced to a 60-second soundbite.

This is a cool piece of analysis by my colleague Sally Adam at @sophos The Impact of Organizational Structure on Cybersecurity...

This is a cool piece of analysis by my colleague Sally Adam at @sophos

The Impact of Organizational Structure on Cybersecurity Outcomes
https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/03/05/the-impact-of-organizational-structure-on-cybersecurity-outcomes/

#InfoSec #CISO #CyberSecurity

I got a new phone, the Samsung Galaxy S24! Here's my review (including results of my first foray into AI photo...

I got a new phone, the Samsung Galaxy S24! Here's my review (including results of my first foray into AI photo editing):

https://maximweinstein.com/2024/02/08/samsung-galaxy-s24-first-impressions/