Funny how AI has enabled automated attacks against stuff we begged to be secured but was ignored until it was in disrepair, but AI is not able to replace human defenders to the point we’re reaching critical burnout and lack of people in DFIR.

It’s my full time professional area, and I’m very honoured my follower base has expanded beyond it.

The long and short for not the target audience is we have run out of forensic analysts to respond to hacking of businesses because it’s so horrible right now.

Yea a lot of this is AI based but the initial entry is definitely not sophisticated. It’s just everyone’s dirty laundry getting aired at once, and killing security by obscurity.

Just a reminder to please please please have a plan right now. Posted anonymously from an international DFIR friends’ chat. Anyone in consulting IR can confirm it’s horrible right now and we can’t likely help if you don’t have a plan or retainer.

I’m trying to think of a non technical analogy for what is happening. It’s like there’s a new supervillain who isn’t super strong or super smart, but his super power is just knowing the most embarrassing thing every company has ever swept under the rug for twenty years.

I should have guessed, but I honestly had no idea people in quantities thought the billionaire NVIDIA CEO who dresses like a shop in Caesar’s Palace and is making sure nobody can upgrade their gaming PC is a cool dude who we should defend enthusiastically on the internet.

My advice?
Embrace the Muppet lifestyle.
Tell bad jokes. Sing off key. Dance for no reason. Laugh at anything and everyone.
And most importantly, wearing pants is always optional.

I noticed something:
People who have traveled a lot tend to judge less.