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Walt Williams

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CISO, author, likes to learn from hackers and others who are smarter than me or think differently. He/him. Also on wbjwilliams@infosec.exchange

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I have come to the conclusion that if I don't find a job by the end of March, I am retiring. I will be closing this account on March 31.

19.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CreepyLink Make your links look as suspicious as possible

The legal text at creepylink.com is priceless!

18.01.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content

08.01.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 9167 πŸ” 3883 πŸ’¬ 170 πŸ“Œ 94

They stopped him. Broke the car window. Terrorized him. And then disappeared him. Look at the exchange. It's terrifying. This could be any of our children.

'Get out of the car.'
'I'm a U.S. citizen.'
'I don't care.'

24.11.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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December Cyber Executive Forum 2025 - ISSA International

I am honored to be selected to speak to the ISSA Cyber Executive Forum in December.

issa.org/event/decemb...

Hope to see you there!

21.11.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Con-artists going after authors Con-artists are wonderful at research and ego manipulation. I recently received this email to an email address associated with my day job, that of an information security professional. What is very…

Con-artists going after authors, however this particular author has a day job……

wbjwilliams.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/c...

03.10.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Silly scammers:

25.09.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

fixed a typo, was 2025

19.09.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A very long con (how a criminal organization tried to trick me out of thousands) From May through September of 2024, members of an organization claiming to represent Gemini Crypto tried to defraud me out of at least $1,000 as they pretended to recruit me to work at Gemini Crypto a...

A very long con (how a criminal organization tried to trick me out of thousands) www.linkedin.com/pulse/very-l...

19.09.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Of all the scammy, weird things the Josh Kraft campaign has done this feels uniquely bad and actually illegal.

The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli

06.09.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

Take a mental health day, cancel all meetings. Go for a long walk, in the woods, in a museum, both? Turn off the phone, the computer. Read fiction. Invest in you as the firm you're working for doesn't give a damn if you burn out, they'll just replace you.

03.09.2025 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forward Together | Diversify Thinking The full day New Hampshire conference for women ready to move forward with a community of support.Β  Join us to be empowered, move from inspiration to action and navigate together!

For any women (including those who identify as women) who are in or want to be part of our profession. Edna Conway is an amazing person. If you are local to NH or close enough to travel within your budget, go and participate. www.diversifythinking.com/forward-toge...

26.08.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What that means? Watch Colossus: the forbin project and learn.

06.08.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FYI: The capital in the western empire was moved in 401 CE to Ravenna, 9 years before Rome was sacked. Ravenna remained in Imperial control until 751, years after the sole capital of the remaining Empire was Constantinople. Constantinople wasn't sacked until 1204, during the 4th Crusade.

06.08.2025 05:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Once again the presentation from Wendy Hou at Security BSides Las Vegas was worth coming to Las Vegas for. Anything else this week was bonus!

Once this is released, watch the recording.

Any member of Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA) should be very interested.

06.08.2025 05:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ideas for the TDI Quiet Room at DEF CON Diana Initiative's overall goal: We want to support the underrepresented and underserved community at DEF CON. Quiet Room: A quiet environment where people can safely have a meltdown, stim, and take ...

The Diana Initiative will be at DEFCON, and they need your help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

30.05.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a company that wants to interview me using whatsapp, should I presume scam?

28.05.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. Researchers say the behavior amounts to a persistent backdoor.

The people at Microsoft sometimes have no clue about security. This is one of those: arstechnica.com/security/202...

01.05.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That would need republicans to grow a spin and remember their oath.

10.04.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those of us who lead a cybersecurity organization need to change our tune, discuss how we're enabling business growth and development which is what risk management should be all about. #Unicon. 2/2

09.04.2025 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love how Ron Gula is reminding us that for the most part what we do is successful. Too many CISOs are preaching "They sky is falling" and will fall if you don't do X, Y, and Z. And we wonder why business leaders don't listen. 1/2

09.04.2025 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loving that Unicon is happening on National Unicorn Day. Sometimes my day job and my secret identity as an author collide in delightfully silly ways.

08.04.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please consider this very carefully as you update your risks, and as you consider exactly when you might bring in the FBI during a security incident response. 4/4

02.04.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As the FBI continues to advocate for a public/private partnership, this becomes increasingly problematic as businesses continue to need to do business in places seen by our government as threats to national security.
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02.04.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you manage security for a corporation, you now need to understand that Japan and Korea are now becoming a threat to the nation as understood by our government.
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02.04.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not about politics.

I am at an event listening to an FBI agent talk about China as a threat, and am thinking how China, Japan, and Korea are now cooperating due to the new tarifs. 1/4

02.04.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness.” - Cory Booker .........put that in stone out front of our museums and libraries.

01.04.2025 20:25 πŸ‘ 497 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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If you have the time, highly recommend Unicon: learn.scythe.io/e3t/Ctc/I8+1...

24.03.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

14.03.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 39044 πŸ” 9725 πŸ’¬ 472 πŸ“Œ 593

still face in this day and age)

The barriers for entry are very real. Our profession NEEDS to have women's voices heard. It also needs the voices of other "minorities" heard.

I am glad SecureWorld Boston helped me hear what they had to say.
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14.03.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0