J Wolfgang Goerlich
@jwgoerlich.bsky.social
I’m the unflinchingly optimistic graybeard, wandering in this cyber dystopia. InfoSec, cybersecurity, futurist, strategist, chaotic good. The views expressed are my own. Sometimes humorously.
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I would add it’s the CISO who can lead their team to adapt to change
It’s not the most technical CISO that survives, but the CISO who’s most adaptable to change.
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I would add it’s the CISO who can lead their team to adapt to change
It’s not the most technical CISO that survives, but the CISO who’s most adaptable to change.
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s not the most technical CISO that survives, but the CISO who’s most adaptable to change.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
My Windows notebook doesn’t work reliably. My smart fridge doesn’t work. My app-enabled snow service doesn’t work reliably. Groceries and food delivery, unreliable. And the automated support I call isn’t reliable.
I’m beginning to rethink embedding IT in everything.
I’m beginning to rethink embedding IT in everything.
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My Windows notebook doesn’t work reliably. My smart fridge doesn’t work. My app-enabled snow service doesn’t work reliably. Groceries and food delivery, unreliable. And the automated support I call isn’t reliable.
I’m beginning to rethink embedding IT in everything.
I’m beginning to rethink embedding IT in everything.
Gotta say, traveled a bit in the States, and few communities come close to Chicago’s Burbsec. Respect.
As a contrast, I'm in the Burbsec (Chicago) Discord. There's hundreds of people in here. There's an event nearly every week in a different part of town. They even amplify other groups' events!
Burbsec rocks. If you are in Chicago and have the time, you should stop by.
Burbsec rocks. If you are in Chicago and have the time, you should stop by.
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Gotta say, traveled a bit in the States, and few communities come close to Chicago’s Burbsec. Respect.
The perfect gift for the therapists in your life just hit the book shelves.
This is the book I wrote with @stefanigoerlich.bsky.social, explaining cybersecurity concepts and impacts, directly in the language of clinicians.
Use the code 25SMA4 at routledge.com for 20% off.
This is the book I wrote with @stefanigoerlich.bsky.social, explaining cybersecurity concepts and impacts, directly in the language of clinicians.
Use the code 25SMA4 at routledge.com for 20% off.
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The perfect gift for the therapists in your life just hit the book shelves.
This is the book I wrote with @stefanigoerlich.bsky.social, explaining cybersecurity concepts and impacts, directly in the language of clinicians.
Use the code 25SMA4 at routledge.com for 20% off.
This is the book I wrote with @stefanigoerlich.bsky.social, explaining cybersecurity concepts and impacts, directly in the language of clinicians.
Use the code 25SMA4 at routledge.com for 20% off.
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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“In at least three of the cases, [out of seven lawsuits] the AI explicitly encouraged users to cut off loved ones. In other cases, the model reinforced delusions at the expense of a shared reality, cutting the user off from anyone who did not share the delusion.”
ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
A wave of lawsuits against OpenAI detail how ChatGPT used manipulative language to isolate users from loved ones and make itself into their sole confidant.
techcrunch.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“In at least three of the cases, [out of seven lawsuits] the AI explicitly encouraged users to cut off loved ones. In other cases, the model reinforced delusions at the expense of a shared reality, cutting the user off from anyone who did not share the delusion.”
I don’t want to speak too soon. But maybe, laying off hundreds of thousands of IT workers wasn’t a good idea. And the machine stops.
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I don’t want to speak too soon. But maybe, laying off hundreds of thousands of IT workers wasn’t a good idea. And the machine stops.
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you know it’s a bad Cloudflare outage when it even takes out down detector 😅
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
you know it’s a bad Cloudflare outage when it even takes out down detector 😅
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Whoa.. imagine a 40something year old Calvin. I hope he has kids of his own and they are filled with wonder
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Whoa.. imagine a 40something year old Calvin. I hope he has kids of his own and they are filled with wonder
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AI slop is really modern catfishing.
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
AI slop is really modern catfishing.
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Yet another supply chain attack has hit the npm registry in what @awscloud.bsky.social describes as "one of the largest package flooding incidents in open source registry history." But instead of injecting credential-stealing code or ransomware, this one is a token farming campaign.
Crims flood npm with 150K+ junk packages to farm TEA tokens
: Amazon spilled the TEA
www.theregister.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yet another supply chain attack has hit the npm registry in what @awscloud.bsky.social describes as "one of the largest package flooding incidents in open source registry history." But instead of injecting credential-stealing code or ransomware, this one is a token farming campaign.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog is a Kaiju
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Clifford the Big Red Dog is a Kaiju
ChatGPT has started offering “a Wolf-style summary” on topics.
Chat. Seriously. This is no Macklemore song. You don’t get to take my style. Get your own.
Chat. Seriously. This is no Macklemore song. You don’t get to take my style. Get your own.
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ChatGPT has started offering “a Wolf-style summary” on topics.
Chat. Seriously. This is no Macklemore song. You don’t get to take my style. Get your own.
Chat. Seriously. This is no Macklemore song. You don’t get to take my style. Get your own.
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Good analysis from @veracode.bsky.social on this typosquat GitHub actions package.
www.veracode.com/blog/malicio...
www.veracode.com/blog/malicio...
Malicious NPM Package Found Targeting GitHub By Typosquatting on GitHub Action Packages | Veracode
Application Security for the AI Era | Veracode
www.veracode.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good analysis from @veracode.bsky.social on this typosquat GitHub actions package.
www.veracode.com/blog/malicio...
www.veracode.com/blog/malicio...
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You’re right - I’m probably not a very nice person. I suppose I must seem like a real jerk!
But that doesn’t change the fact that there’s simply no credible evidence that the 2024 (or 2020 or 2016) presidential election was hacked.
But that doesn’t change the fact that there’s simply no credible evidence that the 2024 (or 2020 or 2016) presidential election was hacked.
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You’re right - I’m probably not a very nice person. I suppose I must seem like a real jerk!
But that doesn’t change the fact that there’s simply no credible evidence that the 2024 (or 2020 or 2016) presidential election was hacked.
But that doesn’t change the fact that there’s simply no credible evidence that the 2024 (or 2020 or 2016) presidential election was hacked.
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DETROIT MICHIGAN IS IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
DETROIT MICHIGAN IS IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Humans shapes technology. Technology reshapes humanity.
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Humans shapes technology. Technology reshapes humanity.
Who’s excited for phishing by prompt injection!? What a time to be alive.
neuraltrust.ai/blog/openai-...
neuraltrust.ai/blog/openai-...
OpenAI Atlas Omnibox Prompt Injection: URLs That Become Jailbreaks | NeuralTrust
NeuralTrust research shows how using crafted strings that resemble URLs, an attacker can override user intent and jailbreak agentic browsers like OpenAI Atlas.
neuraltrust.ai
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Who’s excited for phishing by prompt injection!? What a time to be alive.
neuraltrust.ai/blog/openai-...
neuraltrust.ai/blog/openai-...
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The three phases of womanhood:
“I’m a mouse, duh.”
“I’m the COOL coworker.”
“Fuck it, I’m an anglerfish”
“I’m a mouse, duh.”
“I’m the COOL coworker.”
“Fuck it, I’m an anglerfish”
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The three phases of womanhood:
“I’m a mouse, duh.”
“I’m the COOL coworker.”
“Fuck it, I’m an anglerfish”
“I’m a mouse, duh.”
“I’m the COOL coworker.”
“Fuck it, I’m an anglerfish”
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Please keep in mind that, even if this administration eventually ends, almost no new administration has *ever* given up power/practices that the previous administration has taken for itself...
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Please keep in mind that, even if this administration eventually ends, almost no new administration has *ever* given up power/practices that the previous administration has taken for itself...
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"Look my son, one day...this farm of Sparc 9 boxes will all be yours"
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Look my son, one day...this farm of Sparc 9 boxes will all be yours"
I often think of the legacy we leave our grandchildren.
And by legacy, I mostly mean tech debt.
And by legacy, I mostly mean tech debt.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I often think of the legacy we leave our grandchildren.
And by legacy, I mostly mean tech debt.
And by legacy, I mostly mean tech debt.
My cybersecurity policies ttpd coded. Can’t be helped.
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My cybersecurity policies ttpd coded. Can’t be helped.