2026-10-26T06:52:20Z https://nostr.now melanie ensign (she/her) https://nostr.now/npub1tw2rqlegslgr7ltjc7nnvqd8cml6m6m9drplz6u7826ms6hlvlzq6tvs2v https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/accounts/avatars/109/350/337/793/591/161/original/0a0a48e14e0cc7f4.jpeg https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/accounts/avatars/109/350/337/793/591/161/original/0a0a48e14e0cc7f4.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstk6v446es4622gnkqleafemws7ssrfctnf4yfpu6vn3xn6l09z7gzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanuga44w7m My “to-read” stack of books is down to 10! <br/><br/>What’s the best book you’ve read so far this year? 2026-08-07T11:00:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9r260wpvtv0sfe8ywn3tdflluygr38cy0wzehenwfrz456qfgkszypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugm54wlv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkzhvsfm8d6un4e23lg5v9l7jku7t4pctuhxev7kgxcf2hft02usvlzrlr'>nevent1q…zrlr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>really like this post. 😎 2026-08-06T18:53:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsz7tqjmeucmvdxsaavwvlc8aejzur5y3hcy2eaj3r5wx7vwj4dczypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugrtvm84 AI Can&#39;t Do A Lot of Things. But It Can Do the Emotional Labor We&#39;re Never Paid For. <br/><br/>I run a communications consultancy, teaching security professionals how to say hard things clearly.<br/><br/>What I didn&#39;t sign up for was the auxiliary work — the invisible tax of regulating my own tone so that men who don&#39;t like what I said can still hear it. The internal negotiation before hitting send is exhausting, worrying whether I&#39;m being too direct, he&#39;ll feel attacked, or I should soften my opening. Not because the content was wrong, but because the delivery might trigger a reaction that would cost me more time than the original message. <br/><br/>I was always doing this work. Every professional woman I know was always doing this work. We just did it manually — in our heads draining a little more bandwidth each time. I convinced myself it was thoughtfulness. It was unpaid labor with no opt-out.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve started using AI in situations where I know the dynamic is fragile so that I&#39;m not wasting time and absorbing the cost of someone else&#39;s ego. I write the version I actually want to send, then ask for help flagging anything that could be read as punishing. I&#39;m not outsourcing the strategy for how I communicate, but I am outsourcing the audit. <br/><br/>Now I have more time to spend on clients who are actually paying me to think. 2026-03-31T17:23:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggwxzpdg8n5h8sf8c8ldtrd2dgtd6dygn0ynvxfptqxsvtd55hygzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanug08agh2 RE: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116166325277366731">https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116166325277366731</a><br/><br/>🔥 Free Privacy Activist Toolbox for people already doing advocacy work and for anyone who wants to start. <br/><br/>privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/<br/>nostr:note1prqthkzwken9sgnrq38gdlpyug5p2ddtth3h7zrypfkr633kjjtq4skp4g<br/> 2026-03-07T16:57:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz436mzpdzzxex3g78m0lsvluayyvdj0qenqu8p94mpphmvwpmyvqzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugjqws57 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93cml7gyezxf0q3jywjdrfd6mj6uu0mla6ean0sw2lnyd2w5m56qc0mp3u'>nevent1q…mp3u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>back in hell where they belong 😎 2026-01-09T12:20:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsty6tl6llytchuzmht0kxqj43dyzezu7vc46x85ld8vey8h6spr5gzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugp6qrf0 Whenever you’re not in the dominant group (as we often find ourselves as security &amp; privacy professionals), it’s helpful to pay attention to how the dominant group (AKA the business) defines the language &amp; power system we need to learn in order to be effective communicators in their world. Once you understand the rules, you can use them to influence the dominant group. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/115690850614385474">https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/115690850614385474</a> 2025-12-09T19:34:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzh43jr7076emqtph663u44e3shnv4cfqmv9q6y8dtd4ka0uvlugzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanug423sqz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7gwsue8k46v6n8u0dcklzw0vn0yh78uzrzp4jg4vap378dum0xgm7y8an'>nevent1q…y8an</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>also, addiction is desensitizing. 2025-07-10T04:22:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrgax7xecvagjxytlgz058c46kx6ukhq6ut86gucteqvcll6u0pczypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugusdw2v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3t7epz9mq2epfgkpwm3l69zw7chne6cvl3q3h0dmz8hhkmt4weq2tv60z'>nevent1q…v60z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>!!! 2025-05-26T11:44:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygjf8vas4m6u7halazfsnrrtrpdwu8tnt8ttdaf3xhghj6xwk9zgzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugluqs9v We made a truly unique drill for subscribers this week — practicing how to anticipate &amp; effectively communicate to business leaders the impact of accumulating tech debt on the company’s ability to respond to security incidents. <br/><br/>When working with clients, I often ask them to describe what they wish their company could say in response to any incident — then we make a plan for turning those things into reality so that they can confidently and proudly tell the truth. <br/><br/>Subscribe to join!<br/><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/114545443729765672">https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/114545443729765672</a> 2025-05-21T10:57:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsda6q8vvnh2ln0kg8lqeycj9nuh7fsmqkvuqfyp0m93cs827vc45gzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugua6ght In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrjt7ycmsnwwktleh7az3z3cqsymw2t4yefy7dc2xx4hdqp9ar6cp88cu0'>nevent1q…8cu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/114/407/337/457/959/625/original/07fbfc871412ba1f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-27T01:30:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrjt7ycmsnwwktleh7az3z3cqsymw2t4yefy7dc2xx4hdqp9ar6czypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugv2aykn What cowardly men.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/26/us-citizen-children-deported-ice/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/26/us-citizen-children-deported-ice/</a>? 2025-04-27T01:30:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfl3n8dx3n4lj03n8j7e4acghkxydh27tuwqt834h3dmsjxfz2hzczypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugt303ln It’s not uncommon for technical team’s to lose out on different perspectives if they haven’t created the right environment or equipped team members with the communication skills to participate in healthy conflict. <br/><br/>A lot of people are afraid of conflict because they don’t know what to do when they encounter it — and that reminds me a lot of sharks. 🦈 But both things are critical to the health of their ecosystems. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/114308689555710180">https://infosec.exchange/@Discernible/114308689555710180</a> 2025-04-09T16:45:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4rc7psz84t6ks99kzwc0x60qvta3k0mtspzg2wx5233gclwn6tczypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanug38ey7f TRAVEL UPDATE: Don’t come to Mexico without proof of a return flight. <br/><br/>Local passport agents are (understandably) on the alert for Americans leaving the US with no return plan. 2025-04-04T14:16:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs992l60elkwrprlnsrw7ckurgjcez4md50d9rgqgx9c3m77pe4akszypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanug3pecel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdf8xvzssze7tepka59272x84w7k0yyvd5k9da33da548ltgz340cwmxqe4'>nevent1q…xqe4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I still prefer the guy who didn’t take away my reproductive rights. 2025-03-13T18:05:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxwy72kqevu346v6c0tlnfrehgf9t3jshwkkj5l0mhjj9yj0583gzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugd7smde Executive orders are not laws of the land that all citizens have to follow. They’re directives for the employees in 1 branch of federal government. <br/><br/>If Trump wants new laws, make him use the process laid out in our constitution. <br/><br/>Don’t comply in advance. 2025-02-19T22:17:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsztey68c5705ctytae2arghq6vh0pqsdwpvnucfq2n4hfj0phey4szypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugddnt92 When Sam Altman says his technology requires “a new social contract,” what he means is that he’s about to exploit a ton of people &amp; doesn’t want them to have any recourse. 2025-01-26T16:37:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5yeudel69cjqa5qgunmugmly8am2ygeq2hwvtt50yv3nm2ummxczypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanug4em624 The 2024 Economist Word of the Year: <br/><br/>“kakistocracy” - Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/11/29/the-economists-word-of-the-year-for-2024">https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/11/29/the-economists-word-of-the-year-for-2024</a> 2024-12-01T12:06:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0l72e4hq0lnar0lvefhpjuv8zeq9k0ddtcy59rr5g7qneeu8ac2szypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugha8lcs This is going to piss off all the right people. 😘<br/><br/>“Taken together, our results suggest that anti-phishing training programs, in their current and commonly deployed forms, are unlikely to offer significant practical value in reducing phishing risks.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/sp/2025/223600a076/21B7RjYyG9q">https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/sp/2025/223600a076/21B7RjYyG9q</a> 2024-11-19T14:18:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0eknl7y2ty627vydzf6mkrepfpsd96mcd2xjrrtm2dm8tmums9qzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugd6u9qe This is fucked up, Suunto. I have years of diving data in this app, which I now can’t access without giving up the privacy of my health &amp; location data. This is coerced consent &amp; it’s bullshit. <br/><br/>I will be replacing my dive computer immediately &amp; will never recommend a Suunto product again. <br/><br/>#scuba #privacy<br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/113/461/719/423/543/556/original/b323fa0a2f45aae0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/113/461/719/883/071/948/original/7100a8c6f5eaee48.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-11T01:27:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswk89mzwl5saj04gt3xwat5w57g2w26xqncslnnaezaxg0dsp9xfszypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugz034k6 I stumbled upon a helpful resource for CISOs navigating board communications for the first time. While I&#39;m not a big fan of most NCSC content, this particular piece offers valuable insight to help set expectations if you&#39;re new to these kinds of interactions.<br/><br/>In my coaching sessions on board and executive communications with CISOs, I often draw on research by Dr. Anthony Vance at Virginia Tech. <br/><br/>Here are some top recommendations:<br/><br/>🔬 &#34;What do we need to know about the Chief Information Security Officer? A literature review and research agenda&#34;: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167404824003687">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167404824003687</a><br/><br/>🔬 &#34;Taking a Seat at the Table: The Quest for CISO Legitimacy&#34;: <a href="https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/security/security/14/">https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/security/security/14/</a><br/><br/>🔬&#34;The Security Team at the Top: The Board of Directors&#34;: <a href="https://www.usenix.org/conference/enigma2022/presentation/vance">https://www.usenix.org/conference/enigma2022/presentation/vance</a><br/><br/>For those interested in further exploration, check out the resource on board-level cyber discussions for clear communication: <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/board-level-cyber-discussions-communicating-clearly">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/board-level-cyber-discussions-communicating-clearly</a> <br/><br/>#SecurityCommunications 2024-10-09T19:19:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsflxfjt28wlfhpcntsagl3swh4cwwmvq93rprcgrvdzgpme3wkj6szypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugq9ahmr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85ju0wykjlyquy0tc573j7gx4sgqjljja587adcv8gkaja8p8ysgj4csvp'>nevent1q…csvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>when I retired from leading the DC press team last year, I told attendees at closing ceremonies that despite having worked for AT&amp;T, Facebook, &amp; Uber, DC was by far my most difficult PR role. This kind of poor judgment from everyone involved shows why. 2024-08-11T04:53:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmed5x3atynqsk6d0t88ruy4nq7rrn8hnqzmaswswt79nv2kz32gzypdegvrl9zraq0mawtr6wdsp5lr0lt0tv45v8uttncattwr2lanugf2wemn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0ngemlavdw40v6q2gvrjdd4twtv8kgwmkaywghpteqh5s5amlfcgppx66'>nevent1q…px66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here’s the official explanation from DEF CON: <br/><br/><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Defcon/comments/1ep00ln/def_cons_response_to_the_badge_controversy/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Defcon/comments/1ep00ln/def_cons_response_to_the_badge_controversy/</a> 2024-08-10T18:57:19Z