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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 17h

#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

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 · 12d

Beware faked #AusPost messages - they do not bear gifts they bear fraud.

#phishing #scam #fraud #Spoof

empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 13d

#cybercrime - there are rumours that #Nintendo has allegedly been compromised by the Crimson Collective group

empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 14d

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

empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 16d

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside … day trip to the beach - addressing burn out #holidays #daytrip #beach

Seagull with sea behind it standing on sand

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 16d

# 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

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 🤣

empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 18d

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 · 19d

More procrastinating - housework meh assignment ugh weeding ergg - instead I made an iron decal for my MacBook bag with my #CricutJoyXtra

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 · 22d

# cybercrime - # Extortion Campaign Targeting # Oracle E-Business Suite Customers

www.securityweek.com/cybercrimina...

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 23d

- 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)

empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 23d

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 · 23d

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/

Download ContextCypher - AI-Powered Threat Modeling Software

Get the latest version of ContextCypher for Windows. AI-powered threat modeling and security analysis.

threatvectorsecurity.com

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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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d

Preach it @kirushan.com !!! It is really bothering me to the point of ranting … as you can see

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 24d

keep hearing there is a cyber skills shortage. If this is the case ( and I have never believed it to be totally correct for various reasons) riddle me this: why are there so many highly skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced #cybersecurity and #GRC people out there looking for work?

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 25d

A man has been fined $343,500 by the Australian Federal Court for posting #deepfake pronographic images of several Australian women. Great work from the #eSafetyCommissioner, Julie Inman - Grant for launching this civil case www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Antonio Rotondo fined $350,000 for creating deepfake porn of prominent Australian women in landmark Federal Court case - ABC News

A man who made deep fake pornographic images of prominent Australian women and posted them to a website has been fined $343,500 by the Federal Court — the first case of its kind in the country.

www.abc.net.au

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 25d

#cybermonth - pleased to see Department of Home Affairs (Australia) has released fact sheets on cyber security and online safety tailored to Australia’s #FirstNations people. With so much of our lives online we cannot leave anyone behind. www.actnowstaysecure.gov.au/first-nations

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