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Mike Thompson

@appsecbloke.com

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Information security leader, vendor adversary, occasionally opinionated. Shitposts, memes, music and thoughts on the state of the place. linktr.ee/appsecbloke

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Lisa Forte @lisaforte.bsky.social · 2d

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 7d

Not to mention colossal cost to the public coffers.

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 10d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why burnout is a growing problem in cybersecurity

Facing increasing stress, cybersecurity professionals are dropping out of the workforce.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 11d

At this rate, the Online 'Safety' Act will reduce the UK to just one available image or GIF.

www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

media.tenor.com

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 11d

Oh fuck off, Bliar.

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Tony Blair would help oversee Gaza transition under Trump plan

The former UK prime minister is the first named member of a new

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 15d

Quite. Labour are effectively chauffeuring Reform into power.

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 15d

Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16d

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 17d

Raptcha: select all boxes with people ascending to Heaven

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 17d

They also likely used a computer.

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18d

Eeeee this brings back memories of when the TalkTalk attack of 2015 was carried out by "Russia-backed cyber jihadists".

Except that it wasn't.

The Register @theregister.com · 18d

UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise

Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is blaming Moscow for Britain's latest cyber woes, an attribution that seems about as solid as wet cardboard given the trail of evidence pointing to attackers much closer to home.…

dlvr.it

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 22d

Oh my god lol

This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 11

It's great! The best thunderstorm in ages, although the dog isn't impressed.

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 8

That seems to have worked, although it just shows me as a member since today. 🤣

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 8

Yeah I tried that and it doesn't recognise me, even using the password reset. I didn't receive a renewal notifcation either, which should have been around July.

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 8

Anyone an @owasp.org member and has successfully renewed their membership this year? How?

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 7

Our youngest is four and just asked what it was. Shows how long it's been since we had a good clattering!

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 3

Feels like.

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 3

I mean, the biggested car parking scams are operated legally.

Just sayin.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Parking fines: How to protect yourself from common scams

Four simple tips to make sure you don't fall victim to fake texts or payment demands from BBC expert Nick Stapleton.

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 3

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Sep 1

It's coupled with one of the US's bigger exports over recent years, i.e. the grift. Attach a few quid to any enterprise and it gets people's attention and vigour.

I mean, no one believes the likes of Farage and Robinson are doing things out of deep-rooted principles, surely?

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Aug 27

Courtesy of Humans of Techno.

Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · Aug 26

I'm not sure which is worse, Farage's squelching Nuremburg rhetoric, or Starmer's booming silence in response.

World's fucked.

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