Suz Hinton
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That's too intense for me. I like occasionally I come around to the idea of I'm going to watch it, but I'm very sensitive as a person. And so I actually get my friends to pre-vet most of the shows that I watch because they're like, is this, is this something Suze can watch or not? Because if it's a bit too full on, I either can't sleep or it's just like, I'm not relaxing while I'm watching it.
That's too intense for me. I like occasionally I come around to the idea of I'm going to watch it, but I'm very sensitive as a person. And so I actually get my friends to pre-vet most of the shows that I watch because they're like, is this, is this something Suze can watch or not? Because if it's a bit too full on, I either can't sleep or it's just like, I'm not relaxing while I'm watching it.
You know, like I'm, I'm not sort of there for the tension thrillers and things, I don't get a sort of thrill out of it like a lot of people do. But I love the idea of Mr. Robot because I've heard it's quite technically accurate. So it can be really satisfying to watch.
You know, like I'm, I'm not sort of there for the tension thrillers and things, I don't get a sort of thrill out of it like a lot of people do. But I love the idea of Mr. Robot because I've heard it's quite technically accurate. So it can be really satisfying to watch.
I'm bad at jokes, yeah.
I'm bad at jokes, yeah.
Yeah, 100%. Full disclosure, I just left that company. Okay. So it was very close to home when it happened because I left CrowdStrike in March. Oh, wow. And so the fact that I was on the inside, I know a lot about how the software's developed. I know how careful the company is about rolling that stuff out. And I do respect the company a lot, really enjoyed working for them and did enjoy working
Yeah, 100%. Full disclosure, I just left that company. Okay. So it was very close to home when it happened because I left CrowdStrike in March. Oh, wow. And so the fact that I was on the inside, I know a lot about how the software's developed. I know how careful the company is about rolling that stuff out. And I do respect the company a lot, really enjoyed working for them and did enjoy working
learning about how a company does modern antivirus software, right? And so even seeing a company that's doing so well just make one small mistake, I think that what you're saying is a really good point.
learning about how a company does modern antivirus software, right? And so even seeing a company that's doing so well just make one small mistake, I think that what you're saying is a really good point.
And considering I had even more context, I was actually quite surprised that it happened, just given how cautious I've seen them, you know, having worked for the company, that, yeah, even the good guys can take everyone down, right? Right. And so it is incredibly vulnerable and it grounded flights. You know, it was very much like that diehard,
And considering I had even more context, I was actually quite surprised that it happened, just given how cautious I've seen them, you know, having worked for the company, that, yeah, even the good guys can take everyone down, right? Right. And so it is incredibly vulnerable and it grounded flights. You know, it was very much like that diehard,
movie with like justin long where they figured out how to you know manipulate all the traffic lights and all the things around the city right you'd be surprised at how few of these systems are actually well secured and you know my time at crowdstrike i did a little bit of work on industrial control systems as well and just knowing there's like this what is it called the seven bullet rule or something it's like with just seven bullets you can do a lot to take down most of the you know
movie with like justin long where they figured out how to you know manipulate all the traffic lights and all the things around the city right you'd be surprised at how few of these systems are actually well secured and you know my time at crowdstrike i did a little bit of work on industrial control systems as well and just knowing there's like this what is it called the seven bullet rule or something it's like with just seven bullets you can do a lot to take down most of the you know
important energy infrastructure in the United States. Like I'm talking off the top of my head. So I'm getting a lot of the details probably messed up, but there's this kind of like saying in industrial control systems, the seven bullet theory, like if you had them, like, could you take down entire grids? And yeah, like a lot of those systems are running on old software.
important energy infrastructure in the United States. Like I'm talking off the top of my head. So I'm getting a lot of the details probably messed up, but there's this kind of like saying in industrial control systems, the seven bullet theory, like if you had them, like, could you take down entire grids? And yeah, like a lot of those systems are running on old software.
Like you see ATMs running windows XP, right. When you see a crash and it's just horrifying to, how fragile those systems are. And when you work for a cybersecurity company and you're watching customers get hacked and you're seeing how it happened, a lot of the CTFs aren't necessarily very contrived as far as the vulnerabilities that they're leaving on the machines.
Like you see ATMs running windows XP, right. When you see a crash and it's just horrifying to, how fragile those systems are. And when you work for a cybersecurity company and you're watching customers get hacked and you're seeing how it happened, a lot of the CTFs aren't necessarily very contrived as far as the vulnerabilities that they're leaving on the machines.
They're quite realistic vulnerabilities. They're just a contrived storyline and narrative, but it's really not that different from everyday ransomware attacks and things like that, right?
They're quite realistic vulnerabilities. They're just a contrived storyline and narrative, but it's really not that different from everyday ransomware attacks and things like that, right?