Accidental CISO @AccidentalCISO
I accidentally became the CISO. I didn't want this job, but the job chose me. I'm scared, and I want to go home. accidentalciso.net United States Joined January 2019-
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Yeah, but it's like a Corvette vs a semi truck. The Corvette may be faster, but the semi truck can ship way more security vulnerabilities at scale.
Yeah, but it's like a Corvette vs a semi truck. The Corvette may be faster, but the semi truck can ship way more security vulnerabilities at scale.
This is a fantastic opportunity! If you are attending the conference and on the hunt for a new job, you should take them up on this. Don’t dawdle, the slots will probably fill up pretty quickly.
This is a fantastic opportunity! If you are attending the conference and on the hunt for a new job, you should take them up on this. Don’t dawdle, the slots will probably fill up pretty quickly.
Quit your job and start your own business! Then you can only blame yourself for your mental health problems.
Quit your job and start your own business! Then you can only blame yourself for your mental health problems.
That's so meta. 🤣
It has been pointed out to me that it is actually Tuesday me that is to blame. I take back all those nasty things I said about Monday me.
Ahh, yes. Thursday me, looking at my Trello board, wondering why Monday me was so ambitious. Again.
I bet they didn’t even bother to update the Ceiling Management Database.
So, who am I going to see at Blue Team Con in Chicago in a couple weeks?
This has been a great year for my podcast so far. If you haven't already, go check it out! 👇
This has been a great year for my podcast so far. If you haven't already, go check it out! 👇
Pro-Tip: Managers managing to optics is a very good indicator that they are under supported in your organization.
Every hacker is antiestablishment until they gotta implement DLP, Stanford prison experiment type behavior
I always appreciate Mike’s approach to things. Check out his videos and reach out to him if you need help. He is *very* good!
I always appreciate Mike’s approach to things. Check out his videos and reach out to him if you need help. He is *very* good!
Everything in moderation.
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The SOC in SOC 2 actually stands for Straight Outta Compliance.
If you’ve ever been too tired to bullshit, you might be a CISO.
@AccidentalCISO The most dangerous APT has always been IT

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