Senior Site Editor @SearchSecurity. Curious caffeinated. Story idea? DM me or email airei@techtarget.com

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Me when every analyst firm has a different acronym for the same tech concept.

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Alissa Irei retweeted
A major, important change over at the DOJ--to choose not to prosecute security research as a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "The policy for the first time directs that good-faith security research should not be charged." justice.gov/opa/pr/departmen…
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Unsurprising but still extremely creepy.
Quick thread: I want you all to meet Vladimir Bondarenko. He’s a blogger from Kiev who really hates the Ukrainian government. He also doesn’t exist, according to Facebook. He’s an invention of a Russian troll farm targeting Ukraine. His face was made by AI.
Alissa Irei retweeted
18 Nov 2021
New @Gartner_IT data reveals that 88% of Boards of Directors view #cybersecurity as a business risk, as opposed to a technology risk. Live from #GartnerSEC, read more about the need for enterprises to treat cybersecurity as a business decision. gtnr.it/30G2i0E #CISO
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Alissa Irei retweeted
Ask yourself: Could this meeting be a zoom? Could this zoom be a phone call? Could this phone call be an email? Could this email be a text? Could this text be unsent? Could we in silence retreat to the forest? Could we, by game trails & forgotten paths, vanish into the trees?
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To pay or not to pay? That is the question: bit.ly/30D0jd1

Not great... "The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network observed more ransomware-related suspicious activity in the first half of 2021 than all of 2020, according to a new report." bit.ly/3DVnZrz via @SearchSecurity

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N.Y.’s Vaccine Websites Weren’t Working. He Built a New One for $50. nytimes.com/2021/02/09/nyreg…

An iconic @zoom_us moment (*sound on*)
“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap “I can see that,” responds judge
Alissa Irei retweeted
13 Apr 2020
IT firms will need to reinvent their megaconferences. Virtual events, keynotes via TV quality production studios, breakouts on collaboration platforms, shorter (1 day or less)
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Deftly, y’all! 💁🏻‍♀️(Thanks for the shout-out, @ONeillNews)
Take a look at our new and improved #Ethernet definition, which was deftly updated by @TechAlissa What is Ethernet? - Definition from WhatIs.com bit.ly/2H4hnei via @networkingtt
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