@mweiss@infosec.exchange

New, by me: Digital Pollution: The Hidden Cost of Insecurity

What do smoke signals, toxic rivers, and data breaches have in common? More than you think.

The internet has a pollution problem...and it’s not the kind you can just scroll past.

Why are breaches so routine? Why do companies shrug and move on? Spoiler: it’s all about who pays the price.

Let's take a deep breath and dive into the digital smog in which we’re all living. And what it will take to fix it.

#digitalpollution #cybersecurity #infosec #moralhazard #securityeconomics

https://www.securityeconomist.com/digital-pollution-the-hidden-cost-of-insecurity/

Michael Weiss
@mweiss@infosec.exchange

It's about to be #patchtuesday but this one is bittersweet. This month will be my last patching my own personal #windows installations. With the upcoming end to #windows10 support, I'm migrating to #linux .

This month marks the end of my continuous personal Windows use dating back to #windows3 in 1990, 35 years ago. I went to work at #microsoft just as #windowsforworkgroups 3.11 went into beta in 1993. Through a very random set of circumstances, I gave the first press demo of #windows95, to the tech reporter for the #houstonchronicle . Years later, I managed a wonderful team for #windows7 security assurance, and I couldn't be prouder of what we accomplished.

My relationship with Windows runs deep, to say the least. But the time has come for that relationship to end. I will migrate my main computer in about a week.

👋 😢

Michael Weiss
@mweiss@infosec.exchange

Don't you hate how people are always trying to pass the buck?

An image of a red vehicle driving past a male deer on the grass next to a tire rutted track.