Walt Williams
@walt-williams.bsky.social
CISO, author, likes to learn from hackers and others who are smarter than me or think differently. He/him. Also on [email protected]
Con-artists going after authors, however this particular author has a day job……
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Con-artists going after authors
Con-artists are wonderful at research and ego manipulation. I recently received this email to an email address associated with my day job, that of an information security professional. What is very…
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October 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Con-artists going after authors, however this particular author has a day job……
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Silly scammers:
September 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Silly scammers:
A very long con (how a criminal organization tried to trick me out of thousands) www.linkedin.com/pulse/very-l...
A very long con (how a criminal organization tried to trick me out of thousands)
From May through September of 2024, members of an organization claiming to represent Gemini Crypto tried to defraud me out of at least $1,000 as they pretended to recruit me to work at Gemini Crypto a...
www.linkedin.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A very long con (how a criminal organization tried to trick me out of thousands) www.linkedin.com/pulse/very-l...
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Of all the scammy, weird things the Josh Kraft campaign has done this feels uniquely bad and actually illegal.
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
September 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Of all the scammy, weird things the Josh Kraft campaign has done this feels uniquely bad and actually illegal.
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
For any women (including those who identify as women) who are in or want to be part of our profession. Edna Conway is an amazing person. If you are local to NH or close enough to travel within your budget, go and participate. www.diversifythinking.com/forward-toge...
Forward Together | Diversify Thinking
The full day New Hampshire conference for women ready to move forward with a community of support.
Join us to be empowered, move from inspiration to action and navigate together!
www.diversifythinking.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For any women (including those who identify as women) who are in or want to be part of our profession. Edna Conway is an amazing person. If you are local to NH or close enough to travel within your budget, go and participate. www.diversifythinking.com/forward-toge...
Once again the presentation from Wendy Hou at Security BSides Las Vegas was worth coming to Las Vegas for. Anything else this week was bonus!
Once this is released, watch the recording.
Any member of Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA) should be very interested.
Once this is released, watch the recording.
Any member of Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA) should be very interested.
August 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Once again the presentation from Wendy Hou at Security BSides Las Vegas was worth coming to Las Vegas for. Anything else this week was bonus!
Once this is released, watch the recording.
Any member of Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA) should be very interested.
Once this is released, watch the recording.
Any member of Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA) should be very interested.
The Diana Initiative will be at DEFCON, and they need your help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ideas for the TDI Quiet Room at DEF CON
Diana Initiative's overall goal:
We want to support the underrepresented and underserved community at DEF CON.
Quiet Room:
A quiet environment where people can safely have a meltdown, stim, and take ...
docs.google.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Diana Initiative will be at DEFCON, and they need your help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
There is a company that wants to interview me using whatsapp, should I presume scam?
May 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
There is a company that wants to interview me using whatsapp, should I presume scam?
The people at Microsoft sometimes have no clue about security. This is one of those: arstechnica.com/security/202...
Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.
Researchers say the behavior amounts to a persistent backdoor.
arstechnica.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The people at Microsoft sometimes have no clue about security. This is one of those: arstechnica.com/security/202...
Love how Ron Gula is reminding us that for the most part what we do is successful. Too many CISOs are preaching "They sky is falling" and will fall if you don't do X, Y, and Z. And we wonder why business leaders don't listen. 1/2
April 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Love how Ron Gula is reminding us that for the most part what we do is successful. Too many CISOs are preaching "They sky is falling" and will fall if you don't do X, Y, and Z. And we wonder why business leaders don't listen. 1/2
Loving that Unicon is happening on National Unicorn Day. Sometimes my day job and my secret identity as an author collide in delightfully silly ways.
April 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Loving that Unicon is happening on National Unicorn Day. Sometimes my day job and my secret identity as an author collide in delightfully silly ways.
This is not about politics.
I am at an event listening to an FBI agent talk about China as a threat, and am thinking how China, Japan, and Korea are now cooperating due to the new tarifs. 1/4
I am at an event listening to an FBI agent talk about China as a threat, and am thinking how China, Japan, and Korea are now cooperating due to the new tarifs. 1/4
April 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is not about politics.
I am at an event listening to an FBI agent talk about China as a threat, and am thinking how China, Japan, and Korea are now cooperating due to the new tarifs. 1/4
I am at an event listening to an FBI agent talk about China as a threat, and am thinking how China, Japan, and Korea are now cooperating due to the new tarifs. 1/4
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“I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness.” - Cory Booker .........put that in stone out front of our museums and libraries.
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness.” - Cory Booker .........put that in stone out front of our museums and libraries.
If you have the time, highly recommend Unicon: learn.scythe.io/e3t/Ctc/I8+1...
If you're not redirected in a few seconds, click here
learn.scythe.io
March 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you have the time, highly recommend Unicon: learn.scythe.io/e3t/Ctc/I8+1...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
The last two days I attended SecureWorld Boston. I found the following people the most worth listening to, with the freshest ideas:
Keavy Murphy
Kayla Williams
Edna Conway
Notice something? Yes, they're all women.
Our profession is very male dominated
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Keavy Murphy
Kayla Williams
Edna Conway
Notice something? Yes, they're all women.
Our profession is very male dominated
1/4
March 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The last two days I attended SecureWorld Boston. I found the following people the most worth listening to, with the freshest ideas:
Keavy Murphy
Kayla Williams
Edna Conway
Notice something? Yes, they're all women.
Our profession is very male dominated
1/4
Keavy Murphy
Kayla Williams
Edna Conway
Notice something? Yes, they're all women.
Our profession is very male dominated
1/4
March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In your justified protests, remember this: The maga crowd WANTS you to become violent. Your violence plays into their hands.
March 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In your justified protests, remember this: The maga crowd WANTS you to become violent. Your violence plays into their hands.
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Musk, Trump, and RFK Jr.’s cuts to the CDC have halted 9/11 health care for Ground Zero workers www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
DOGE Slashes Health Care for Sick 9/11 First Responders
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control halted 9/11 health care for Ground Zero workers.
www.rollingstone.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Musk, Trump, and RFK Jr.’s cuts to the CDC have halted 9/11 health care for Ground Zero workers www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Interesting interaction, may be one of the many job search scams out there.
I got an email from a "recruiter" who shall remain nameless incase this is actually legit. She had a confidential job, and wanted my resume, which I provided. 1/2
I got an email from a "recruiter" who shall remain nameless incase this is actually legit. She had a confidential job, and wanted my resume, which I provided. 1/2
February 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Interesting interaction, may be one of the many job search scams out there.
I got an email from a "recruiter" who shall remain nameless incase this is actually legit. She had a confidential job, and wanted my resume, which I provided. 1/2
I got an email from a "recruiter" who shall remain nameless incase this is actually legit. She had a confidential job, and wanted my resume, which I provided. 1/2
Today, visiting my mother, I was reminded that I am not a weeble, but also not humpty dumpty. I later enacted my revenge on the ice. Felt so metaphorically topical somehow.
February 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Today, visiting my mother, I was reminded that I am not a weeble, but also not humpty dumpty. I later enacted my revenge on the ice. Felt so metaphorically topical somehow.
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Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
Recently I was thanked for attending an event I didn't attend, and asked to engage in a sales conversation about the product featured in the discussion.
As is my habit, I blocked the person who reached out.
Today, I happened to notice their account no longer exists.
Fake sales people, what next?
As is my habit, I blocked the person who reached out.
Today, I happened to notice their account no longer exists.
Fake sales people, what next?
January 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Recently I was thanked for attending an event I didn't attend, and asked to engage in a sales conversation about the product featured in the discussion.
As is my habit, I blocked the person who reached out.
Today, I happened to notice their account no longer exists.
Fake sales people, what next?
As is my habit, I blocked the person who reached out.
Today, I happened to notice their account no longer exists.
Fake sales people, what next?
If, like me, you're unemployed this holiday season, please remember your D. Seuss.
Don't focus on the charitable gifts you love to make, spend some time doing charitable work.
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Don't focus on the charitable gifts you love to make, spend some time doing charitable work.
1/4
December 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
If, like me, you're unemployed this holiday season, please remember your D. Seuss.
Don't focus on the charitable gifts you love to make, spend some time doing charitable work.
1/4
Don't focus on the charitable gifts you love to make, spend some time doing charitable work.
1/4
Just had a txt message from a "Danny" that went like this. As you can see, "he" is persistent.
There are lots of frauds out there. Be careful!
There are lots of frauds out there. Be careful!
December 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Just had a txt message from a "Danny" that went like this. As you can see, "he" is persistent.
There are lots of frauds out there. Be careful!
There are lots of frauds out there. Be careful!