Paul Dot X
bosconet@ioc.exchange
<p>network and systems security professional, part-time penetration tester, rowhome resident</p>
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just chatted w/ co-worker who has a "for now" exception to reporting into an office but keeps paying for his downtown parking spot so he doesn't lose it
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Hahaha.... management logic for having cams on is you can't connect w/o them......this has NOT my experience over decades of working with remote teammates even when just phones were the only option
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Starting my day early means I can get started on things when it is quiet the problem is any momentum is destroyed when management logs on and starts raining chaos
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Mentally preparing myself for Rs to retain control of both houses b/c we live in the worst timeline
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I have to wonder if external attackers have the management overhead of corp life......do the leaders of a ransomware group mandate writing the next attack in Go bc they just read a reddit headline? Are there days interrupted with meeting after meeting?
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let's see I could sit down and concentrate and get work that would directly benefit employer's security OR I can bounce from meeting to meeting all morning..... the problem is there is NO feedback loop to demonstrate external costs of inviting one more person to a meeting
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Them: We need AI to map our external attack surface... Me: what do you consider should be included? Them: use AI
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I get weekly status updates BUT they fact you need to do them so early in the week so layers of management can aggregate them up drives me nuts
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Snagged a $6 ticket on Amtrak so cheating on MARC for my trip to DC quicker and saves $0.75
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Local news .....we need blood, look at red cross site and wow so few opportunities to donate
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@geerlingguy@mastodon.social like the solution but how has the customer service been from them in addressing and finding the root cause or they just be like 🤷
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2 things the CEO is VERY into..... earnings calls and AI all the things..... The earnings call is actually more worrying.....bc it illustrates to me leadership focused on the short term.
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RTO and how they calculate in office now incentives me to take whole sick day for Dr appointment....in the past I would have just stepped out for 2 hours and put in an entire day
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Even if the Os lose got the hat to match my shirt from 2 years ago
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today's accomplishment in home ownership, learning how to force my dishwasher to run a drain cycle. Surprisingly easy and most importantly successful
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Reading internal docs that envision AI assisted developer workflows....I sure hope some is planning for when token costs really explode or your preferred AI vendor goes tits up
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request to people writing guides on how to use X..... I know installing is a prerequisite BUT can that not be inline with the use info.... frustrated by looking for info on using X and finding "How to get Started with X" clickbait with 4/5th this is how we install....and 1/5 here is the most basic "hello world"
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here&#39;s a non-legal opinion.....run you AI local and you will have a better argument for privilege https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/dealbook/ai-notetakers-legal-risk.html
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How is it that deleting a user ID Your solution when you can&#39;t find why it is executing some mainframe job?????
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got some AI slop generated content about leveraging LLMs for &quot;continuous&quot; pen testing and like SO MUCH else this sourced data from small scale testing.....I need to figure something out for a corp environment w/ 2000+ apps and all the other things that go along with a modern network
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Leadership......100% drunk on AI kool-aid ..... AI will just enable ALL these things.
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The worse presentation slides are the ones so densely packed with info you have 7 point font and can&#39;t edit easily on a laptop screen
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Corp masters all on in on AI wondering what happens when the price of tokens spike
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Having non tech people in PM roles for tech projects is so frustrating
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This Tuesday morning after a long weekend I&#39;m reminded we have now trained people to just blindly enter creds into MFA prompts....why? b/c fatigue with corp requirements for MFA everywhere
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are you that one person on a 70 person call with video turned on....why?!?! do you not know how to disable it? do you think someone will scroll to page 3 to see you face? also forget &quot;that could have been an email&quot; how about &quot;that could have just been an audio call&quot;
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Reading instructions with intro being &#39;first action execute commands in step 3&#39;
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the disconnect of large orgs...... management: it is CRITICAL you devote your time to this high priority task also management: here is all this pointless paperwork that you need to complete RIGHT NOW, and oh a dozed meeting sprinkled through you day meaning you will never have a chance to actually think or devote time to that REALLY CRITICAL THING!!!!
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why I don&#39;t fear AI taking over anything ....my &quot;smart&quot; speaker does a pretty good job when it actually decides to set a timer...but when I ask it how long since the last timer went off it dumbly responds &quot;how long would you like to set a timer&quot;
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On vacation at a car dealer looking at new car primarily for wife..... won&#39;t walk away with anything with all credit frozen Also primary concern for today is how she likes the seats