Brutkey

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.”
― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

I would really like to know what is going on in the minds of UK government officials. First it was the #OnlineSafetyAct , now its delete emails to save water. I really hope this is parody.

Does anyone who makes these pronouncements actually talk to knowledgeable people before they speak?

I kind of get what they are playing at, but the point is comical.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/uk_government_delete_emails_water/ #ukgovernment

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

In the past I have wished for a Microsoft Teams outage so I can sit by the pool and sip a cold drink. But not now.

I am just about to get caught up on a week backlog of work and now because of the Teams outage I can not meet my extended deadlines.

This will cause headaches when I meet stakeholders tomorrow.

#teams #msteams #microsoft

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

Either its a slow infosec news day or everyone has a collective hangover from Defcon.

#defcon #infosec

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

AOL to close dial-up service.

I can still hear the modem connection sounds in my head. So many CDs with "free internet" hours.

The kids these days do not know the patience we needed to download content over a 14.4 or 56k modem. This was dependent on others in the house not picking up the phone.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/aol_to_pull_the_plug/

#aol #vintagecomputing #vintage #dialup

Walker
@Walker@infosec.exchange

Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.”
― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman