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Buddy Bear Security

@buddybearsecurity.bsky.social

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Buddy bear security: debug your security with a teddy bear, and then snuggle said bear as you panic at said security! There is no security unless there is security for all. Canadian/American. Cybersecurity by day, astrophysics by night.

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · Mar 23

👋 hi, since I haven’t done an intro - I LOVE systems and how people interact with them. It’s why I explore documentation, automation, security and astro. It’s why I have strong opinions about the entire process tree and different tools. Severe ADHD made it a must-learn so I’ll help where I can ❤️

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 9h

I have such a GRR feeling towards this. The data grab is clear. …. And if a restaurant doesn’t have this option, my ND self will skip it. The adoption is what gets me out of the house.

My fantasy world has all the digital tools with none of the data collection 😭

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Long Weekend to all those who celebrate either the holiday, or “holy bananas this is going to be a long ☠️ weekend”

For those who are celebrating both, I invite you to Sky Screaming at sundown. I’m releasing the feelings of 7 day old glasses being broken to answer “how far do they twist?” 🫠

A stuffed kitty next to a pair of broken glasses in a ziplock baggie

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 1d

Injecting a drop of ✨ joy ✨ for the internet.

My kid forgot 2 kitties at his grandparents while they are traveling around. They're now on the "take photos of adventure stuffy friends!" bandwagon.

Today they went apple picking.

Two stuffed kitties are placed on a tree branch, with an apple behind one of the kitties. They're in an apple tree.

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Piece Prize for really being a piece of work in all the wrong ways.

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s trialing #bird e-bikes and e-scooters.

E-scooters are harder than they look! 😂 wiped out head first over handlebars after hitting a curb (going slow because it was new)

Okay - I’ll bike! … I’m too short for the bikes 😭

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 2d

Please advise on the updated CPNP* guidelines for winter relays. Mine are struggling with the sweaters suggested.

*Carrier Pigeon Network Protocol

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 2d

Awww that sounds lovely!! I have no specific questions; I love his story - I study astrophysics while working in security, so it's exciting to see the blending of research methods, different perspectives, and the same curiosity for needed for both. He's a treasure for the social + tech commentary ❤️

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the recommendation! I haven't read it, but it's currently borrowed awaiting 'processing' (read -> annotate -> Zotero) 😍

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 2d

SMU has a message AND stuffy friend Teddy can get behind!

I heard of using Cybersecurity Awareness Month as a way to talk about cybersecurity check-ins as if they’re any other life component. Finance check
-ins, career check-ins, and your security routines and practices review. I like this more.

“Be Vigilant… Protect the Pack” sign for Cybersecurity Awareness Month at Saint Mary’s University (SMU). The sign is of a cute, plush husky with a scarf and earmuffs in front of a laptop as if the husky is using the computer. The SMU mascot is a husky. The website is of smu.ca - the university homepage.

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

🤬 there should be a “don’t talk about gluten free unless you’re a goddamned food scientist” rule. Strength to everyone who now gets to go “yeah no” to “but Taylor said it’s gluten free, try some!”

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

The fact we still have kids singing “Ring Around the Rosie” is my go-to example of how embedded relatively distant social occurrences are in modern culture, then ask people to kindly consider re-evaluating biases //insert head-desk here

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 3d

The current paradigm of "AI" encodes & recapitulates eugenicist, fascist, and generally bigoted tendencies— but previous paradigms did, too, & if these facts had been addressed, then, in the culture of technology specifically and our sociotechnical culture writ large, it might not still be like that

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3d

There is so much unknown about how ICE intends to use Paragon's terrifying no-click surveillance spyware. We appreciate members of the House Oversight Committee for sending this letter and trying to find out how this spyware will be used.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

Not up for Amazon? Fine. But please come to the packing cube bandwagon. It’s how I travel for work with only a backpack.

That said, I’m pretty sure my backpack bends the laws of physics with how much I can pack in there for return trips with souvenirs!

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

If you aren't yet on the packing cube bandwagon, consider this your sign—these are my favorite Amazon sets I've tested, and most are on sale right now. www.wired.com/story/best-p...

Amazon Sells Great Packing Cubes, Actually. Snag Some With These Prime Day Deals

If you aren't yet on the packing cube bandwagon, consider this your sign—these are my favorite Amazon sets I've tested, and most are on sale right now.

www.wired.com

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

Need a gremlin in the background for operations teams surviving on candy or something

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

I’m thinking the email is a result of having Microsoft put out tools, then burn them (teams docs) and getting sick of moving between platforms 💀 After a while, “screw it email hasn’t gone away yet!!!” wins

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

After fighting with the various Microsoft products aimed at productivity but all missing the mark on the basics… I’m amazed that Excel is probably their best task manager.

(Yes, email is bad, but also the fact it’s STILL Excel…)

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

Ouch. Note, it’s medium.

InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 3d

Kibana Crowdstrike Connector Vulnerability Exposes Protected Credentials

cybersecuritynews.com

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 3d

A complete lack of therapy, probably. When talking to peads specialists, they mention that bullying isn’t inherently a part of the childhood experience.

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 7d

My sandals slipped and I went full body weight down onto my kneecap on the tile-on-concrete floor 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ - I have talent

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 7d

Notes from “a clumsy” - your doc (sometimes walk-ins) can also req an x-ray, and saves the ER wait time. Burst a bursa in a kneecap while washing my hands in a Walmart style clumsy.

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 8d

Part 2: disclosed vulnerabilities are easy pickings for cyber crime groups. They’re using what people haven’t patched.

Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, *all* routes of attack and vulnerabilities are used. Once disclosed, they move onto the next one. XZ Utils is an excellent example!

The spyware market tries to remain undetected by security researchers, so the goal was to highlight known measures, while good, are incomplete 🙂

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 8d

Supporting cybersecurity is something you can do!

While there are a lot of tips for everyday practices in the comments - the challenge is that the software they’re buying uses unpatched, undisclosed holes that allow no interaction to put a virus on the phone for surveillance.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9d

ICE Is Buying a Tool to Track Hundreds of Millions of Phones, Without Warrants

Trump is quietly building a surveillance state, and almost no one is paying attention.

ICE Is Buying a Tool to Track Hundreds of Millions of Phones, Without Warrants

Trump is quietly building a surveillance state, and almost no one is paying attention.

olgalautman.substack.com

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Buddy Bear Security @buddybearsecurity.bsky.social · 8d

Supporting cybersecurity communities is something 🙂 Citizen Lab in Toronto and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are trying to help.

October is cybersecurity awareness month so I’ll give them credit on making this easier 🤦🏻‍♀️