Haxolotl 🌻

Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool

Security means different things for different people. Check out our surveillance self-defense guides for protesters, researchers, LGBTQ youth, human rights defenders, and more. ssd.eff.org/module-cate...

Kpop Demon Hunters has taken over the household, but the kids were not impressed to learn that back in the day I had a Kpop phase too, which we then realized is probably considered oldies now.

It's already at that annoying phase where it's too long to hide, but too short to do anything with that doesn't look completely silly.

a cartoon character sits on a bus with an emergency exit sign behind him Alt: Scene from The Simpsons with Ralph Wiggum on the bus chuckling and the caption "haha I'm in danger."

Attempting to grow out my hair while actively applying for jobs like

Couldn't connect to a server remotely so I had to go onsite which involved crossing a beach in a storm. They didn't warn me that vulnerability management might involve getting hit by waves and showing up soaked and covered in sand.
#jobperks

You might like this sign my friend made.

There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.

Standing up virtual machines now, so I guess we know which option won.

a woman sitting on a bed with the words i can t make big decisions under pressure ALT: a woman sitting on a bed with the words i can t make big decisions under pressure

I have a bit of free time, I can finally relax. OR...I can dive in and start getting into malware analysis.

a man with glasses says we ll cross the streams Alt: Scene from Ghostbusters with the caption "we'll cross the streams"

I'm a former art major, turned cyber security grad. A while ago I applied for a cybersecurity role at one of my favorite animation studios. Now, one of the cybersecurity teams that I would love to join has a job posting for an animator.

"Time to lock in", I think to myself as I sit down with my laptop, ready to study. But then the notification for the VOD of Critical Role's new campaign appears and de-rails everything.

Not only does my town offer fencing lessons and mounted archery lessons, but I just learned there's a local blacksmith guild that teaches traditional and modern smithing styles! I'm going to need a second job just to be able to afford my hobbies.

CISA furlough sparks fears.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has furloughed most of its staff due to the government shutdown. The U.S. Air Force is investigating a breach impacting its SharePoint systems. Google has issued a warning about a large-scale…

#hackernews #news

On October 3rd...

Day 1 of shutdown and my plan to recover from the last 9 months of burnout has already been sabotaged by my realization that I now have time to catch up on all the online courses and projects I've been neglecting.

Tired: starving yourself to fit western beauty standards
Wired: getting shredded
Inspired: getting shredded to bash the fash

Since when did OSCP require renewal? I didn't realize it could expire and don't even want to think about how costly it is to maintain.

a close up of a man 's face with the words `` let 's keep a little optimism here . '' Alt: a close up of a Han Solo 's face with the words ``let 's keep a little optimism here .''

Bad news: rumors of layoffs moving forward at work
Good news: just came across a job posting for a team I'd really love to join

ICE needs to be stopped, but exposing them, and any businesses that enable/facilitate them, is a good step in the meantime.

2025 Conference Information PancakesCon 6 stream links are as follows, and ComfyCon will be cross-streamed for the 8 hours prior to the conference on Track 1: Recordings of talks are available on our YouTube, starting approxi…

Listen up people, @pancakescon.com is on right now!! Head to pancakescon.com/2025-confere... to join the fun.

#cyber #infosec #conference #pancakes

a close up of a man 's face with the words but written on the bottom ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words but written on the bottom

Work: You were recommended for the AI advisory board, are you interested?
Me: No absolutely not. I hate generative AI and I think rolling this out agency wide is a terrible idea.
Work: Great, you're in.

Check in on the folks you care about. The world is on fire. Everything is sideways. And for folks who have something bolted to grab hold to it will hit differently than it will for folks whose lives already felt unbolted and unsupported.

Survival in the face of oppression is itself revolutionary.

I thought I'd hate having to wear a park ranger uniform & dodge questions from the public about animals and plants. But the look on their faces when I hit them with "I don't know anything about that, can I interest you in some MFA or network segmentation?" is always priceless.

a man with red eyes and suspenders says " i don t know who i am " Alt: Vision from the MCU exclaiming "I don't know who I am."

I never realized how much I tie my identity to my job - it's kind of sad. And now facing cuts at work, I'm trying to figure out who the hell I am when I might not be able to fall back on work as my default descriptor.

I know the role exists, but until now I've never actually seen any postings for incident response/ransomware negotiator before. Pretty wild.

a neon sign that says tickets is lit up in red ALT: a neon sign that says tickets is lit up in red

DEATHCon online/remote ticket sale round 1 will start Monday 7th of July at 00:01 UTC! www.worldtimebuddy.com?pl=1&lid=100... Last year they sold out in 24h 😳

On-site tickets will be available on 7/7 at around 10am local time for each site.

All details here: deathcon.io/tickets.html

Street art mural of Superman punching an ICE agent,

Almost forgot to post.

Brand new street art in Pilsen just dropped: 18th & Western

#Chicago

a cartoon of spongebob sitting at a picnic table with the words " i need it " above him Alt: a cartoon of spongebob sitting at a picnic table with the words " i need it " above him

I have not been enjoying the prospect of job hunting, but Huntress just posted a SOC analyst role and I really, REALLY want it.

There are only three political positions in America today

1) I like the fascism

2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)

3) I oppose the fascism

The rest is details