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Jake Williams
@MalwareJake
Breaker of software | VP R&D @hunterstrategy | CTI/DFIR | @ians_security faculty | Bookings: jake at malwarejake dot com | GSE #150 | He/him
Odenton, MD
Joined September 2009
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    Jake Williams
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    Feb 25, 2021
    Let's not mince words: * If you don't support trans people, you're a bad human * If you have to add caveats to your support (e.g. "as long as my kids don't see"), you're one of the worst kinds of human * Trans deserve your *unconditional* support for their humanity
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Feb 25, 2018
    Dear web developers, The answer is zero. Zero. Get it through your thick skulls. Zero is the number of times anyone has EVER wanted something to autoplay on your site and start making noise. I'd honestly rather you mine crypto-currency in my browser than use my speakers. #kthxbye
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    Jake Williams
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    Jul 19, 2024
    Okay, I'm just going to throw this out there, but maybe - just maybe - a vendor having the ability to change every one of their kernel drivers in the field at the same time without any approval from IT/end users is a model we need to reconsider... @CrowdStrike.
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Jun 8, 2019
    Phishing illustrated :)
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Sep 15, 2022
    Man in the Middle attack...
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    Jake Williams
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    Oct 7, 2020
    Not every firewall exception is a security risk...
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    Jake Williams
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    Sep 15, 2020
    A hacker is born...
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Jul 25, 2023
    If corporate infosec is texting a personal number, they've stepped squarely into the line of fire...
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    Rufo
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    Jul 25, 2023
    sending goatse to gift card scammers
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Jan 17, 2020
    An attacker sends a phishing email posing as infosec staff...
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Aug 21, 2021
    Can we make it a rule that this guy only gets to use single core computers from here on?
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Feb 1, 2021
    I'm showing this to the next person that asks me what security compliance looks like...
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Feb 14, 2021
    A quick reminder of why "it's only metadata" is a bad argument...
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    Jake Williams
    @MalwareJake
    Sep 17, 2022
    Security vendors demonstrating how their products "would stop the Uber breach."
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    Jake Williams
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    Jun 30, 2019
    Next, next, next gen endpoint protection.
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