Chris Roberts’ Post

What? Fireside chat When? Today (Tuesday) 1400 Eastern Time (US) Whom? Mike Pedrick, CISSP, Francie Dudrey, and I Why? Dissecting the Nuspire weekly threat briefing How often? We're going to start fortnightly and go from there Where? Online (See comments below for invite location) Let's face it, there's 1,001 different ways to ingest information, most of it's dry, crispy, tense, terse, and makes you feel like you've eaten a stale hotdog washed down with old soda. This is going to be a little different... The wider team here comes up with a rather splendid report that they share both internally and with clients every week, OUR plan is to take that, distill it, and give you the chewy nuggets that best stand out in a sea of hand waiving madness. So, come and join us, bring a cuppa tea or coffee, a sense of humor, and some questions. We'll work on answering as much as we can, we'll bring some insights as to what TO think about, and how to tackle it, and worst case we'll have some fun making sense of the craziness we're all going through. See y'all later today! 'all for now Chris #technology #infosec #cybersecurity #teamnuspire #hacker #ciso #management #intelligence #data #community

All at once a voice cries out The word echoed across the valley, crashed into the hills, rushed along the pathways and followed the winds.... The word? ENOUGH But the word wasn't heard The cries of men, women, children drowned the word out The indignation of nations arguing masked the word The battle cries of those preparing for war overwhelmed the word The blame each side threw at the other sang louder than the word The word HAD been written in books studied by many across ALL lands, translated, discussed, debated, and ultimately pinned to parchment like a butterfly eternally on display. The word too, had been forgotten or twisted in time, in memory, and in life. ENOUGH Too much blame, too much hatred, too much history, to little compassion, to little understanding, and an inability to pause, listen, and hear the word. ENOUGH This won't change anything which is unfortunate. This will have little impact upon those whom have already closed their minds, hearts, and rational logic, and this certainly won't change those lives lost across all these years of strife. Which is a shame. Because ENOUGH is never enough I fear for the day we learn this, for it will be too late. 'all for now Chris #life #mentalhealth #war #humanity #humans #technology #community #philosophy

Memories. Lot of history, memories, thoughts, ideas, and slices of time captured on the table last night. Finally getting to sort out the challenge coins I've gotten over the years into a more manageable state than the plastic container they've typically been carted around in. I was gifted an album to finally give them a decent resting place. Each comes with its own story, each often with a lesson or three along the way, some came from friends, colleagues, leaders, some from conferences, some (very few) simply acquired, and several from folks whom are unfortunately no longer with us. I'm going to take my time in working out where in the album they go, and how to arrange it so it makes sense for me. I DO know it'll be an introspective weekend of sorting and contemplation. Life itself gives us opportunities to learn, to grown, and to expand our horizons both physically and mentally. It's up to us to do what we feel best WITH those lessons. Learn, ALWAYS be learning. 'all for now Chris #mentalhealth #military #life #infosec #cybersecurity #lessons #awareness #teamnuspire #hacker

Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, and a Chat... So, here's the logistics: Leave Colorado Tuesday afternoon (today) in the last car I need to bring out to Missouri (BMW M3 from 2013, the last of the V8's) Assuming not TOO many interactions with the police, state troopers, or shrubbery camouflaged FBI folks, I should roll into Missouri (in this case St. Louis) in time for the Nuspire SecuriTEA event we're holding! So, hope to see some folks at this, for reference the registration's in the talking points below, but here's the info: - Wednesday, April 10 from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. - Deer Creek Coffee   - 9820 Clayton Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124 See folks there! I'm likely to be the one curled up in the corner cuddling a cuppa tea and picking flies and dead bugs out of the beard (will be leaving the window open to stay awake etc!) Best case I'm there.... worst case someone's holding a "bail bond" party for me because I decided that certain stretches of i70 was just TOO tempting to open up the car and have some fun! 'all for now!! Chris #teamnuspire #hacker #ciso #tea #breakfast #life #mentalhealth #infosec #cybersecurity #roadtrip #cars

Getting Back Out... Good to be back on the bike, this time took the road bike out for a spin round Missouri. A little peace A lot of quiet Some time to reflect A moment to take in new surroundings A chance to reflect An opportunity to explore AND Back to waking the body up Had put back on some winter weight, gave it notice it's time to move it back off... will get back to posting cycling things weekly 'all for now Chris #bike #cycle #mentalhealth #awareness #fitness #life #hacker #community #technology #infosec #teamnuspire

It's Friday, this is how we ALL feel... I'd bet this is most of us at the end of the week, so leaving this one here as a reminder that we're ALL in this together, and sometimes we need to remember that. Irrespective of our differences. 'all for now Chris #life #mentalhealth #dogs #awareness #teamnuspire #work #balance #technology #community #hacker

It's Thursday, Still feeling raw over some of the social media stuff, including one particular spanner whom apparently can't keep their opinion to themselves... So y'all are getting another dog day. Milo and Otis from a while back, when Milo was more mobile. Miss these days. 'all for now Chris #mentalhealth #awareness #dogs #woofmutt #hacker #teamnuspire #life #community

'nuff said. It's been one of those days in the world of social media. 'all for now Chris #life #awareness #mentalhealth #hacker #community

Biking and a bridge to nowhere... Bike and I have landed in a foreign land, there's a dearth of rocks, mad climbs, mountains, and moose, yet there is single track, scenery, squirrels, and a bridge that doesn't fully exist. On one side of the river, where I currently reside, there's some good trails, fun things to bounce along, yet on the other side there's some (apparently) more challenging tracks, a few hills, and stuff that might put me back in the mindset of a good workout as opposed to pedal and forget. The challenge is the bridge. It doesn't quite exist I mean it's "there" But kinda not. The skeleton's in good shape But there's nothing on the bones, which makes traversing it a challenge. Which means I need to find an alternative OR learn to balance a LOT better... So, for now I'm still exploring, and looking for a way TO get to the trails on the other side of the bridge without biking on the motorway, or detouring miles and miles, because in THIS case the grass looks a LOT greener on the other side ;-) 'all for now Chris #mentalhealth #life #biking #community #travel #mindset #ciso #hacker #awareness #infosec #technology

Risk Mitigation: Buy something old, because when it gets bashed you won't mind ...but older doesn't always mean reliable ...and older tech likely means less connectivity But less connectivity is good! ...not when they are distracted by their phones But they shouldn't be using phones while driving! ...have you SEEN people on the road?!? Buy older, it's cheaper ...right up to the point you have to get it repaired ...and they borrow your car ...and they want some modern conveniences (don't we all!) Buy newer, warranties ...and depreciation ...and those school car park bumps and lumps Newer is safer ...agreed, although I'd rather NOT have that theory tested Leasing, it solves ALL the problems ...including the one where you own nothing ...and where in 3 years you could have bought something else? I wonder if I can get her a tank? ...I mean it's safe ...and it's not too fast ...and when they crash it'll not dent ...no worries about car parking issues ...not sure how you'd go about insuring it ...fuel might get expensive This and 1,001 other things going through the brain at the moment, balancing probabilities, risks, costs, safety, security, and the fact one more teenager will be sent out onto the roads, armed with the never ending confidence that they are invulnerable, and the best driver... Enjoy the Friday conundrum, and wish me luck ;) 'all for now Chris #teenager #life #driving #mentalhealth #technology #carhacking #community #hacker #lessons