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@DecryptedTech

A Technology Journalist and cybersecurity professional. I have a mission to remove the marketing-speak from the information people receive in their news.

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Joined July 2010
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How replacement and vilifying of symbols and icons in media and gaming is rooted in cultural erasure

Humans live in a world that is almost literally swimming in symbols and icons. They are everywhere, we see them, and our minds immediately grasp the meaning of the image displayed. This is because the
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Denis Villeneuve’s Dune-ish movie was more of a reboot than an adaptation.

The novel Dune is a complex story about the dangers of religious zealotry and the cult of personality. It sprawls over 896 pages and tells us the tale of a time in human history when far in the
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On Safe Spaces in gaming Vs SAFE SPACES(TM)

The concept of a safe space, to me, is like a comfort zone. It is a place where you feel protected, accepted, maybe loved, you can relax and be yourself. Most of these are small and include people you
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Vulnerability Management is about a shit ton more than patching.

Gather-round kids! Old man cyber is going to tell you a story. Back in the distant past when it came to IT operations (before the coming of the infosec and cybers), teams used to look for and track
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Why does it appear that X and Elon are ignoring the use of account for marketing and advertising?

‘$Bot’ = ‘any account either owned by a person(s) used to push or manipulate a message on Twitter’ The big thing that is missing from the reporting of the use of $Bot(s) on X (the platform formerly
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