@garthk And it’s working. The WP Pinboard plugin’s shortcode pulls in the Pinboard links tagged with the episode nu… https://t.co/tK0yXP4Crr
@garthk Never mind. As usual, there’s a WordPress plugin for everything.
@garthk Actually that’s too specific. I was a faster way to compile the list of links. I have various tools at my disposal.
@garthk Here’s a question then. Pages cited by the Edict go into Pinboard with a tag. How to I turn that into a som… https://t.co/sNdfSfb09e
@ip1 I’ve pretty much stopped using Instagram, except for Crossing the Nepean and my air travel start-end pics.
@zackster Ta. I’ll poke through them as I go along.
wintnation Regardless of what the premier says do you want them to pay?
@zackster @dobes @BetterTDeck OK, I’ll give it a go for a while.
@zackster @dobes @BetterTDeck I tried @BetterTDeck and to be honest I couldn’t see what the big deal was.
@dobes How far down does this rabbit-hole go?
Now playing: “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Full Soundtrack†https://t.co/q2VS7SdtyL
@warkolm I am indeed on macOS.
As an aside, what do all the cool kids use for RSS feeds these days?
@CyberShambles @AbstractCode @dobes Well I certainly hate myself, so we’re off to a good start.
@AbstractCode @dobes uBlock and HTTPS Everywhere already in there. Privacy Badger? Badgers are vicious.
Since @dobes has been harassing me about my choice of web browser, I’m setting up Chrome properly. Any recommended extensions?
@ShaneBryan_Aus @abcadelaide @busbygoers But it IS a bad thing.
Next week I’m with journalism students at @MacleayCollege. Recently they had @Kate_McClymont. https://t.co/UeYw20yHPL Hard act to follow.
So here we are on New Financial Year Eve. Jolly, isn’t it.
@johnb78 @abcadelaide @busbygoers Oh dear. And I just berated the spellchecker for not knowing how to spell that word.
@dj2mn Why thank you.
@abcadelaide @busbygoers I also had a listener deride me as a Techno Uptopian, which amused me.
@pblakez @abcadelaide I used to be a produce for @abcadelaide. I am immune to the city.
@abcadelaide And my @abcadelaide spot is done! Talking with @busbygoers is always an adventure.
@jonkudelka @jpwarren I had a plebiscite once but my doctor have me some ointment and it went away.
@abcadelaide Good heavens. John Roden reading the news on @abcadelaide! We trained in radio at the same time back before the ice age.
@AlisterAir @jpwarren @dobes @Asher_Wolf I don’t even know that we ARE gentlemen, let alone how we managed it.
@Asher_Wolf @jpwarren @dobes Guns have triggers too.
@abcadelaide This talking-about-cybers radio lark thingy will be happening in about 10 minutes. https://t.co/xwYyvE3Znd
@Asher_Wolf @dobes @jpwarren Well guns have a safety, so why not cybers?
@Asher_Wolf @dobes @jpwarren CYBER DEATH POD CARS.
@jpwarren @dobes Hurrah! @jpwarren @dobes @asher_wolf
@_midofo_ @smidgey I just had a complete brainfade. Bunkering is what I meant, ’cos PDL Toll does a lot of that. Al… https://t.co/GLdynZD0DZ
wintnation no. i will do the yapping, for us !
@JanJoostBouwman It’s not as bad as some others. ;)
@c_nafryy @glengyron @semibogan Dunno. I haven’t had a detailed conversation about it. Just beers with Canberra peo… https://t.co/8szFpF7YKk
@JanJoostBouwman “Dunglish†is a wonderful word. But the Dutch generally speak better English than most people.
I’ll be talking about these cybers o@abcadelaidede at 1705 ACST / 1735 AESTabc.net.au/adelaideMu or on the ABC apps. Or on the radio.
@ShaneWMurphy I’m already on the way there. Computing science major, plenty of network experience, a black hoodie,… https://t.co/6IqksQCHvy
@c_nafryy @glengyron @semibogan For some roles, it’s better to get people who already have clearance and give them a crash course in cybers.
@c_nafryy @glengyron @semibogan Well, PVs are currently taking two years to squeeze down the pipeline. Carving off… https://t.co/Ui45HB9z9F
@JanJoostBouwman What’s “French�
@ShaneWMurphy If not that, then tell all your young relatives to get into it.
@smidgey Wow. That can’t be beaten.
@semibogan OK, well if it’s OK by them then I want inpic.twitter.com/W433slh0oRoR
@JustJimWillDo I have seen the past, and I have seen the future, and it’s all rubbish.
@smidgey I WILL BECAUSE THAT’S THE GENERAL DYNAMICS OF THE SITUATION.
@semibogan Can I get a copy of the video?
@smidgey YOU JUST SHUT YOUR BIG FAT HALLIBURTON.
So ends this thread. Happy cybering, everyone.
The salary GCHQ could offer him was less than the amount of income tax he’s paying on his current salary. Patriotism hits the hip pocket.
The British guy who found the kill switch in WannaCry? GCHQ offered him a job. Cool, but there was one slight problem.
Anyway, to wrap this, one important problem is the massive global shortage of cybersecurity professionals, the the resulting high salaries.
This makes sense, of course. Why use uniformed soldiers to run the supply chain? Logistics is logistics.
The biggest one in Australia is PDL Toll, a merger of Patricks Defence Logistics and Toll. They provided the fuel for the East Timor gig.
Did you know, for example, that when an RAN ship needs chandlering in a foreign port, it’s all done by private contractors?
This week, after all, we’ve seen how screwing up private-sector computers can shut down container shipping terminals. That’s an ouch.
Anyway, the boundaries of government and private sectors in critical infrastructure are very blurred these days. So too blurs the defenders.
Mr @semibogan has a good supplementary thread starting here. Apparently he knows about this shit because he’s a squ… https://t.co/zjfWxRqWji
Something something operational integration. That’s why we fit our ships and aircraft with US combat systems, not French or whatever.
Also, while Australia may have lacked certain capabilities, our American allies doubtless help us out from time to time, and us them.
On crimefighting, we already have the navy searching ships for contraband. The army might provide muscle for the po… https://t.co/MOsB7adVqb
I must check Austin’s report for his estimate of how many cybersoldiers China already has. It was quite a few. Or find a new one.
Oh, and some of those operations people would have to be trainers, so enable the expansion to 900 within 10 years.
I’m assuming that they’re all operational staff, ’cos the “weapons development†would be done by the ASD’s backroom cyberboffins.
Note, though, that 100 staff, minus some office-hours admin and research, is maybe a dozen people in the 24/7 shifts.
It’s only very recently, though, that it’s even been acknowledged. So today’s announcement represents… something. Sabre rattling? Dunno.
It would be naive to think that the Australian military hasn’t had some sort of cyber offence capability for, well, quite some years.
The most interesting parts of the proposal for me are the increased focus on cyber offence, and on its use to target cybercrime operations.
Another way to look at that is that we’re not concentrating the skills we do have in effective concentration, tho we do lack the numbers.
I keep hearing that Australia, and by that I mean the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), punches above its weight. We just lack weight.
The other big weakness that Austin noted was the lack of integrated cybers in Australia’s defence operations. So now here we are today.
Now the industry-development angles of all that are now in our cyber security strategy. cybersecuritystrategy.pmc.gov.au
Both relate to Austin’s report, “Australia Rearmed: Future Capabilities for Cyber-enabled Warfare†https://t.co/U729HfbjG2
“Australia seems ill-equipped for cyberwar ‘rapid catch-up’†(Jan 2016) is also Austin talking. Do read. https://t.co/U729HfbjG2
“Australia’s cyberwar defences ‘badly lagging’: ADFA†(Jan 2016) is Austin talking. https://t.co/QgHFwFOPa6
It’s interesting that Prof Greg Austin from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is talking about it, because this is his patch.
So @abcnews broke the story. “Cyber warfare unit set to be launched by Australian Defence Forces†https://t.co/ySww4pwgTy
OK, here comes a mini-thread about this new Australian cyber warfare unit that was in the news today. Well, it’s some background anyway.
wintnation My wanting to enter Parliament is to be a content producer!! fuck thtis!! i want to go home.
Well they would, wouldn’t they. https://t.co/8SrDYMt1TA
“Robots to join Victorian schools under AU$1.6m grants programâ€, writes @ashabeeeee https://t.co/F0hbWUJ3OP Yep, better behaved than kids.
“Australian ISPs to block 128 domains linked to online piracy in Foxtel caseâ€, wrote @TasnuvaB Thursday https://t.co/51gQdJoVAb
“Australian military cyber warriors authorised to target offshore criminalsâ€, writes @ashabeeeee https://t.co/X8EpvbPUR1
wintnation Our growing supporter base loves that we are forking out huge amounts of cash to pay for those who understand this joke
@Drag0nista @purserj Leaving aside the poor attempt at an insult from that chap, it’s actually the logo of something very special.
Fri plan: Write for the SEKRIT editorial project (in progress); further wrap-up work on same; TGIEOFY; hello, lazy weekend.
@jpwarren “Server busyâ€, it suggests. Perhaps the ACIC website needs a little something to perk it up.
wintnation stonehenge actually sucks and i need help
“Ice use poses by far the greatest threat to the community … [we must] detect, disrupt and undermine this depraved industry.”
Attorney-General Brandis’ press release isn’t on the web yet, but here’s the start of it. Drug seizures and arrests… https://t.co/Uh4btxt3J5
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) “Illicit Drug Data Report 2015—16†is out. https://t.co/UeGo6vW6Pj
Right, I’m getting into this writing thing. I’ve turned some music on, and I’m turning you off. See you a bit later.
Australia, you’ll have some drug-related statistics after 0900 AEST this morning. Watch for the news.
Fri plan, draft: Wrap up a bunch of work on the SEKRIT editorial project, including writing an article; TGIEOFY.
Me at @zdnetaustralia Wednesday: “Australia’s encryption thwart thought is fraught†https://t.co/kiBdnI7q2J
“Cyber warfare unit set to be launched by Australian Defence Forcesâ€, reports @abcnews https://t.co/ySww4pNRL6 This is a significant move.
wintnation It’s become apparent that this is a kingdom of Minds..
Friday. The pinball machine is a metaphor, but no-one knows what for. Definitely not possums though. Friday.
@jonoabroad It’s true, I am.
wintnation Just smile and laugh and get back to an equal shitposting field
It has begun. https://t.co/UU1Pqz0nND
@dobes Hurrah!
Livestream at 1300 AEST, i.e. soon: Tony Abbott on his biggest PM regret, not buying nuclear submarines. Yes really. https://t.co/E6BrGY2yir
@AKFRU @zdnetaustralia Thank you. Every now and then a connection jumps out — and then you spend half an hour looki… https://t.co/DCnVZCwMz8
nzdrug Can we trust the new meth guidelines when about half the committee have deep conflicts of interest? pic.twitter.com/iBXrrYmFGE
This is the official statement from the meetings where Attorney-General Brandis did his crypto dance. https://t.co/3hWtr8JswT
The “Five Country Ministerial 2017: Joint Communiqué†is not what you’d call detailed or interesting. https://t.co/K4lDuS6UzO
@SnarkyPlatypus No, just a broken thing that I have to deal with. Well, a broken client-thing. Not very broken, but… https://t.co/uqX1Ep7WBk
Oh.
@ResignInShame @theprojecttv Thanks. They’re a good team and they make me sound good.
@ResignInShame Um, not quite.
@ResignInShame Thank you. It’s just the first round thing I grabbed off my ’puter this morning, now that Twitter ha… https://t.co/W2wJwFXMMd
wintnation You may number 1-6 above the line if you are not worthy.
Thu plan, redraft: Lots of little editing tasks; finish writing a biggish story; ponder several EOFY loose ends; soup.
wintnation We will push for a man,. one tiny jeans for man kind
@NewtonMark Maybe a statue of some sort.
@NewtonMark Maybe she needed to use more coins.
@NewtonMark BTW, did you see this yesterday? https://t.co/IGapLNT1g5
@NewtonMark Well, yes, I suppose…
@NewtonMark The big fuck-off helicopter does not have a transponder.
RT @Angelheartnight: New campaign poster from PETA.
It looks like two guys had a threesome with a chicken and the chicken completely blew t…
@davidjfindlay @theprojecttv It’s hard to tell where they tend on the political spectrum ’cos there’s often insuffi… https://t.co/63Dm7yrR3q
Thu plan, draft: Catch up on all the other things I’d intended to do yesterday, such as writing and editing.
@theprojecttv I tell you what, though, getting included in @theprojecttv’s mentions brings you some excellent* people’s opinions.
@theprojecttv If you don’t want the intro package, just me, well @theprojecttv has provided just that bit. They are… https://t.co/wRX8tuIslI
@abcbrisbane I also did @theprojecttv. https://t.co/BJ5G44YTSe The segment starts about 3m 45s in.
I did a lot of talking about ransomware yesterday. One was @abcbrisbane. https://t.co/3BE5G1RXoT Segment starts at 1h 38m 15s.
loosewomen We’re not sure about the potato masher @RuthieeL!!!! pic.twitter.com/Mio8tjkYdF
wintnation I know youre very busy but I appreciate you highlighting the fact that Masturbation is fraud
Me at @zdnetaustralia Wednesday: “Australia’s encryption thwart thought is fraught†https://t.co/kiBdnI7q2J
@SnarkyPlatypus Deeply.
@SnarkyPlatypus Privately, it was appreciated.
@SnarkyPlatypus There are many things people don’t know about The Greens, but they think they know everything. https://t.co/VvGD8PdhCF
Thursday. It is not Saturday. It is not Tuesday. It is not Christmas. Thursday.
@izevaka Because we are in the End Times.
wintnation As Australians, we are proud of you Senator Culleton!
@michaelneale I think they call them diesel trams now.
@incorrect “Finally�
Crossing the Nepean, again, but without the #purpletrain. instagram.com/p/BV4hzs2Al2r/
@erkpod Metaphorically, Sir. But I take your point.
Not #purpletrain bus.
Pnrf.
@imthatkevinkid Hey, if computers can have viruses, which is a metaphor, then there can be vaccines, surely? (I’m n… https://t.co/TYEDn7rC3a
@imthatkevinkid It’s a metaphor. A thing you do to prevent getting the infection. Vaccine is their word, not mine,… https://t.co/uDdDVMAsKg
@engin_eer It would appear so
@_midofo_ @theprojecttv Makes sense. The Tenplay version should be the eastern one
Oh, and then a not- #purpletrain bus from Penrith out. Botherama.
#purpletrain, again.
@kcarruthers Oh thanks. It’s always hard to judge, though it kinda looked OK on the monitor.
@kcarruthers No make-up for me, why? I did think I was a bit shiny.
UKDefJournal No, HMS Queen Elizabeth doesn’t run on Windows XP - goo.gl/zA9cor pic.twitter.com/MyvBmk3ZYn
@Vian1138 @abcmelbourne Yes, Cecilia. I have a message from your great great grandmother.
@DavidParis I’m going to get grief for that, I can tell.
@DavidParis We’ve all had pets, mate.
@abcmelbourne And that’s th@abcmelbournene spot done. I may or may not post a recording in the next couple of days.
@ping6uod And if you can’t? Like, your logistics system will break if you do? Welcome to the real world of enterprise IT.
@abcmelbourne Or, you know, not. I’m not your real dad.
After this song, I’ll be live o@abcmelbournene. Feel free to listen aabc.net.au/melbourneE6 or on ABC apps. Or, presumably, on the radio.
We meet once again, TARDIS 1. pic.twitter.com/jpOPzqW3Es
@MikePresland Outstanding, Soldier.
@MikePresland Better shirt, you say? stilgherrian.com/tip/
@Newky57 That’s the best strategy.
And people wonder why my dreams are weird.
Passing a man shouting at strangers that he’s not going to support their ice habit and that if you want to take him on he’s good for $3000.
Passing a young guy wearing an Apollo 11 crew jacket. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t on the team, in the air, on the ground, or as a contractor.
@____tune @theprojecttv Yeah that’s better. Just cut to the chase, man. Twitter has no room for subtlety.
RT @mikko: How it happened, as documented by a Petya victim in UK. https://t.co/QMmW35XVCi
@____tune @theprojecttv Let’s just pretend all this didn’t happen. Come in again and start from the top. :)
@theprojecttv @scott_thewspot I really must get a suit like Waleed’s. And then lose about 20kg so I’ll fit into it.
@theprojecttv @scott_thewspot They’re quick! https://t.co/Hykb5PU22I
Apparently it’s World Social Media Day on Friday, so you’ve got just 36 hours to throw yourself under a tra#SMDayMDay
@mikko @marcoostini @ChristiaanBeek Do you have much telemetry your end, @mikko?
@theprojecttv @scott_thewspot Excellent, thank you. And yes, “We’re stuffed.â€
RT @mikko: McAfee’s Petya map shows more infections in USA than in Ukraine. Then again, they have much better visibility there. Via @Christ…
@alixstone Wot, being on the telly? I’m about an E-list celebrity. Or more like K-list.
@scott_thewspot @theprojecttv I believe I said “We’re stuffed,†but I’ll have to check the recording.
@HudsonOlivers Thanks for the feedback, it’ll help me improve I’m sure. And no, I’m not an expert and have never called myself one.
@PeteLawler That one wasn’t on the list. :)
@theprojecttv Wow, you can barely tell us apart! https://t.co/KwimMTyW8O
@theprojecttv You can grab the catch-up of @theprojecttv at https://t.co/0blbs88IoD or on the Tenplay app. It’s in… https://t.co/sxhv1XyfO5
@theprojecttv There you go. I think that counts as well-behaved. By @theprojecttv standards anyway.
@theprojecttv I will be on my best behaviour on the TV. Probably. We’ll see.
So yeah @theprojecttv has just started.
@shanfoster27 Perhaps, but I’m actually interested in a lot of things. Anyway, time to go.
While you’re waiting, why not read my @zdnetaustralia column, “Australia’s encryption thwart thought is fraughtâ€? https://t.co/kiBdnI7q2J
RT @td_ward: Absolutely stellar ‘people in the papers pointing at the thing that’s made them angry’ today https://t.co/O7CnVmTFzw
Er, yeah OK mate. Includes a recipe for “Singapore blue swimmer crab with Vegemiteâ€, so, you know… https://t.co/NgXYAp40Cn
Not all wrens. Actually, all wrens. https://t.co/SKrYubwCXR
RT @Aerohaveno: It’s almost as if Asia is a huge continent containing diverse cultures. https://t.co/OsPPNnJ764
I think I have all those tweets correct now.
If you’d like to continue avoiding me after that, try avoidin@abcmelbournene from 1930 AEST aabc.net.au/melbourneE6 or ABC apps.
@JustJimWillDo @theprojecttv I get confused easily.
@otiose94 Details, details.
@jtwyman Yeah but a bit too On, I think,.