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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 14h

🪦 RIP Windows 10 (2015–2025)

Support ends today!

runZero’s latest report digs into why end-of-life systems never stay buried & how to stop them from haunting your network.

💀 Read report → www.runzero.com/resources/un...

🧟 Read @todb.hugesuccess.org's Win10 eulogy: www.runzero.com/blog/windows...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 1d

🧟 Legacy isn’t just outdated. It’s undead.

Join @todb.hugesuccess.org, Rob King + @captnemo.in for a scary-good runZero Hour:

💀 Why legacy systems won't die
🪦 What “Winpocalypse” means for you
🧩 How to contain the decay

📅 Oct 15 • 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
🎥 www.runzero.com/research/run...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 4d

🎙️ @hdm.io joined @itspmagazine.com to challenge outdated security rules.

From password myths to the uncomfortable truth about firewalls and endpoint managers, this convo will leave your InfoSec instincts rattled - in the best way.

📺 Watch in full here: www.runzero.com/resources/it...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 5d

🏫 Live Oct 21: How North Carolina Secures K–12 Schools with runZero

343 public school units. 1.3 M devices. No agents.

@todb.hugesuccess.org + Samuel Carter share how NC built and scaled a statewide exposure management program.

🎓 Register → www.runzero.com/north-caroli...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 5d

Windows 10 hits EOL on Oct 14, 2025. It's the slow-motion sequel nobody asked for.

@todb.hugesuccess.org explains why this “Winpocalypse” won’t break the internet, but might break a few sysadmins.

👉 How to stay ahead: www.runzero.com/blog/windows...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 6d

🎃 Your house is haunted! 👻

Not by ghosts (probably), but by forgotten devices.

In @todb.hugesuccess.org's latest post, he says it’s time for a little fall securing (the digital cousin of spring cleaning) this National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

👉 www.runzero.com/blog/ncsam-e...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 6d

🎧 Don't miss this @cisotradecraft.bsky.social episode

@todb.hugesuccess.org (runZero) and Patrick Garrity (@vulncheck.bsky.social) join G Mark Hardy to talk sec research, the stories behind the exploits, and why comms might be the hardest part of the job.

👉 www.runzero.com/resources/ci...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 7d

🛡️ The attacker *will* get in. The real fight starts after the phish bites.

Learn how to stop lateral movement, harden internal pathways, and make your network an attacker’s nightmare.

👉 Read: www.runzero.com/blog/how-to-...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 7d

🎃 Austin cyber folks, prepare for a fright. This Thurs (Oct 9), runZero + @ghostsecurity.bsky.social are hosting a pop-up haunted house!

💀 Cocktails & treats
🎤 New EOL research from @todb.hugesuccess.org
🕷️ “Analyzing evil at scale” w/ Maxim G.

🎟️ Free to attend!

👻 RSVP: luma.com/klzl0t1h

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 8d

🎥 Watch: runZero’s vuln management demo on @patrick.risky.biz

Patrick Gray hands the mic to Ali Cheikh for a hands-on look at how runZero fuses asset discovery + vuln assessment in one platform.

It's visibility and action, minus the tool sprawl.

🔗 www.runzero.com/resources/ru...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 11d

👻 Austin cyber nerds, prepare for a fright!

We’re teaming up with @ghostsecurity.bsky.social for a haunted house pop-up Oct 9th. Rock up for:

💀 Spooky cocktails
🎤 EoL research from @todb.hugesuccess.org
🕷️ Maxim G on analyzing evil
🔮 AI in AppSec & cyber’s future

🎟️ luma.com/klzl0t1h

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 11d

📺 Live Webcast: Fixing a Broken System
📅 Oct 29 • 2PM ET

Legacy vuln mgmt leaves 25–40% of assets invisible. Join @ hdm.io, @todb.hugesuccess.org & @sawaba.bsky.social as they unpack blind spots, failed scans, & what’s next.

👉 www.scworld.com/cybercast/fi...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 12d

🎙️ New Alice & Bob podcast by @BeyondTrust: runZero founder & CEO @hdm.io joins James Maude & @marcmaiffret.bsky.social to share how he went from dumpster-diving teen to cybersecurity pioneer
🎧 Listen: www.runzero.com/resources/al...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 12d

📺 runZero Hour: Beyond the veil with EOL OSes.

Rob King, @todb.hugesuccess.org & @nemo.tatooine.club.ap.brid.gy unpack the Oct 14 Winpocalypse + risks of zombie OSes.

📅 Oct 15 • 1PM ET / 10AM PT

👉 Register: www.runzero.com/research/run... 📖 Report: www.runzero.com/resources/un...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 13d

🚨BREAKING: @darkreading.bsky.social just dropped an exclusive on our undead OS report.

With Windows 10 hitting EOL in two weeks, the number of unsupported systems could triple overnight!

🧟 A story this dark? Naturally, it found its perfect home in Dark Reading: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 13d

🎤 @ hdm.io keynote at #SecTor2025

🗣️ The Once and Future Rules of Cybersecurity
📅 Thu, Oct 2 | 9–10 AM | Hall F, Lvl 800

Some rules save us, others fail us. HD revisits the old playbook, cuts the bad dogma, and shares new rules for the future.

👉 www.blackhat.com/sector/2025/...

runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 13d

✨ New report: Undead by design ✨

Zombie OSes aren’t just outdated, they’re risky. On Oct 14, Windows 10 goes EOL & 1/3 of Windows assets lose support. @todb.hugesuccess.org reveals how to protect your org:

👉 Read the (ungated!) report: www.runzero.com/resources/un...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 14d

🎤 runZero’s Rob King at #SecTor2025

🗣️ Pay No Attention to the Device Behind the Curtain
📅 Oct 1 | 4:15–5PM | Rm 716B

Learn how to spot white-labeled & counterfeit gear hiding in your network.

👉 www.blackhat.com/sector/2025/...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 14d

🍻 At SecTor 2025? Unwind with runZero + @greynoise.io at our happy hour!

📅 Wed, Oct 1 | 6–8pm
📍 The Pint Public House, Toronto
🍺 Free pints + light apps

👉 RSVP: www.runzero.com/sector-happy...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 15d

🎙️ Risky Business Soap Box: @hdm.io chats with @patrick.risky.biz on why the old vuln mgmt playbook fails + what keeps defenders up at night:

🔍 Accurate vuln reads w/o spraying creds
🤝 Signals from EDR (not silos)
☁️ Cloud visibility where blind spots pile up

👉 www.runzero.com/resources/ri...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 15d

🍁 runZero is at SecTor!

🎤 Rob King — spotting counterfeit devices (Wed 4:15pm, Rm 716B)
🎤 @hdm.io — rules of cybersecurity (Thu 9am, Hall F)
🍻 HH w/@greynoise.io (Wed 6–8pm, The Pint)

👉RSVP: www.runzero.com/sector-happy...
✅ Register: sector.informafestivals.com/2025/

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 18d

👻 ATX, Oct 9: the horror gets real. We're conjuring up a haunted house pop-up with our friends at Ghost Security with:

💀 Spooky cocktails + treats
🎤 @todb.hugesuccess.org talking creepy EoL things
🕷️ Maxim G analyzing evil at scale
🔮 Greg Martin on AI in AppSec

🎟️ Get your creds: luma.com/klzl0t1h

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 18d

North Carolina secures 1.3M+ devices across 343 schools with only a handful of IT staff.

Learn how in our live webcast with Samuel Carter & @todb.hugesuccess.org.

📅 Oct 21 | 10AM PT / 1PM ET
👉 www.runzero.com/north-caroli...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 19d

The CVE program nearly lost its funding. Cue the collective InfoSec panic.

But only ~20% of incidents start with a CVE exploit. The rest? Misconfigs + bad segmentation exposures tools shrug at.

@todb.hugesuccess.org explores what a post-CVE world might mean: www.runzero.com/blog/grappli...

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runZero (Official Account) @runzero.com · 20d

🎙️ @todb.hugesuccess.org joins @sawaba.bsky.social, Katie T., @jackiesinsecurity.bsky.social, Sean Metcalf + Ayman Elsawah on the ESW pod to chat:

💥 Vuln mgmt is ripe for disruption
⚠️ CVE checklists don’t stop breaches
🔑 Creds, misconfigs & EOL > “critical” CVEs

📺 www.runzero.com/resources/di...

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