Infosec Reactions

when windows 10 installer says its the most secure windows ever...

The awkward truth about how Lateral Thinking actually works in an intrusion attempt

Equifax breach response

getting users to follow best practices

"We're only concerned about vulnerabilities on production servers, they're the important ones."

"It's so quiet in the NOC at 11PM... wait a sec, I'm in the NOC AT 11PM!"

responding to managers that refuse to run antivirus scans

Onboarding a new-to-you remote site and looking at the firewall/networking configs

That moment when the Walking IT Disaster Generator comes up with a Cunning Plan and everyone starts ensuring their offsite backups are current.

Returning from vacation and finding out an important client has been emailing you directly and each successive one gets angrier and more desperate and then... nothing for three days.

suggesting a disclosure date and getting an NDA

when the MOTD tells you unauthorized access is illegal

following up with the client on last years PHP findings

when they left the laptop unlocked.

when casual users ask you about whats on the deep web

investigating 802.1x port failed alerts

casually showing off inappropriate elevator exploits