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multi-award winning cybercrime specialist, Top 4 Global cybersecurity Influencers for end users - (IFSEC 2022 )cybersecurity keynote and conference speaker, author, artist, Adjunct Lecturer Cyber Criminology www.empressbat.com
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 2h
I dont mind freezing winters! Where i am we dont get a very cold winter it only goes down to 1c with max of 10c so we miss out on a true winter too - and im originally from a place of very cold winters and miss that. ❄️
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 2h
Ahhh nice and cool Spring weather in your part of Aus. We went from Winter to Summer here - today is a predicted max of 34 c. I envy you that lovely cool!
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 3h
Badging in and out is for more than tracking employees - it is a physical security measure to mitigate unauthorised personnel from entering a premises. Also surveilling staff in this way is intrusive - plus it does not mean they are actually working - just that they are logged in
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 3h
In my garden - the roses are flowering. Because it is so hot the blooms do not last long. They are beautiful and fragrant while they last #garden #roses
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 1d
#gamers - we have many modern game consoles at home however we are often happier playing the #SegaMegadrive #SNES or #SegaSaturn (not pictured) there is something to say for the ‘simpler’ games.
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 2d
#cybercrime ‘Banks and payment providers in the UK are being urged to step up their fight against the “vicious crime” of romance fraud.’ #romancefraud #romancescams

www.techrepublic.com/article/news...
UK Banks Told to Act as Romance Scams Top £100m
The Financial Conduct Authority reckons they've missed chances to help victims "break the spell" of these devastating scams.
www.techrepublic.com
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 3d
Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is more than indicators of compromise (IOC) I *may* have ranted about that before.

#CTI
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 8d
#RIP #AceFrehley rock legend
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 13d
Beware faked #AusPost messages - they do not bear gifts they bear fraud.

#phishing #scam #fraud #Spoof
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 13d
#cybercrime - there are rumours that #Nintendo has allegedly been compromised by the Crimson Collective group
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 15d
Morning trip to #LonePineKoalaSanctuary - I like the water dragons that hang out there

#AustralianWildlife
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 16d
# cybersecurity - The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about active # exploitation of a critical # Microsoft Windows vulnerability that allows attackers to elevate privileges to SYSTEM level

www.esecurityplanet.com/news/cisa-al...
CISA Warns of Active Exploits in Critical Windows Flaw
CISA urges immediate patching as attackers exploit a Windows privilege escalation flaw affecting enterprise and government systems.
www.esecurityplanet.com
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 17d
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside … day trip to the beach - addressing burn out #holidays #daytrip #beach
Sea and sea foam hitting rocks Seagull with sea behind it standing on sand
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 17d
# cybercrime - # Qantas among nearly 40 companies facing # ransom demand

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Qantas among nearly 40 companies facing ransom demand from hacker group | Qantas | The Guardian
Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly threatening to leak stolen personal data from dozens of firms in major extortion attempt
www.theguardian.com
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 18d
Apparenty # Deloitte will partially refund the Australian government after acknowledging that # GenAI was used in a report containing fabricated references and quotes.

ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Deloitte to refund government over AI errors | Information Age | ACS
Generative AI produced fake references, quotes in report.
ia.acs.org.au
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 18d
And i made a typo or three - well at least we all know I did not use AI to write the post 🤣
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 19d
I was quoted in an article about the data exposure of #NSWflood victims after a contractor uploaded the info to #ChatGPT - please thonk about #security and #privacy when using online tools!
ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
NSW flood victims suffer data leak | Information Age | ACS
Spreadsheet carelessly uploaded to ChatGPT.
ia.acs.org.au
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 20d
More procrastinating - housework meh assignment ugh weeding ergg - instead I made an iron decal for my MacBook bag with my #CricutJoyXtra
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 20d
Im on hols for a week - huge to do list including finishing an assignment - however as Queen of Procrastinators I am currently watching #StargateAtlantis
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 23d
# cybercrime - # Extortion Campaign Targeting # Oracle E-Business Suite Customers

www.securityweek.com/cybercrimina...
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d
- they must share a comms team with ASD who invite people to view their CAM content (an acronym we all know to mean child abuse material - well they obviously dont or they wouldnt have used it in this context)
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d
True - after all why get people who actually work in security to help create security awareness … what would we know…
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d
Oh FFS - i cannot even think of anything pithy or suitably snarky to say about this. Other than unenlightened people who do not look beyond their noses and realise what they are inadvertantly saying (acronyms have connotations too - why didnt their comms people check that)
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d
I was one of the fortunate security peeps to be able to try out Threat Vector Security's new tool Context Cipher. This tool is one of the very GOOD and very USEFUL deployments of AI for #cybersecurity #intelligence and #threathunting

threatvectorsecurity.com/download/
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Get the latest version of ContextCypher for Windows. AI-powered threat modeling and security analysis.
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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d
I know! I feel sad for the students when I do lectures on cyber- criminology, cyber security, and intelligence. Knowing what they will face when they apply for jobs.
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