Notices by Danny Palmer (dannyjpalmer@infosec.exchange)

So, apparently Thames Water is still using IT systems from the 1980s, which doesn't seem very ideal or secure for a critical infrastructure operator in 2024.

“The software we use is older than me, and some of the hardware is older than my dad,” says Siddharth*. He is one of a team fighting a daily battle to sustain ancient IT infrastructure at Thames Water."

Then later...

"The use of Lotus Notes is a signal of how starved of investment technology at the company has been since it was privatised in the late 1980s. Other examples of obsolete or near obsolete technology include wide reliance on 2G technologies, arrays of meters that remain analogue and require manual checks, and hardware that is often more than 30 years old." #infosec

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/18/thames-waters-it-falling-apart-and-is-hit-by-cyber-attacks-sources-claim

Gosh, i hope this is Abe Simpson levels of rambling...

O2 has today unveiled the newest member of its fraud prevention team, ‘Daisy’. As ‘Head of Scammer Relations’, this state-of-the-art #AI Granny’s mission is to talk with fraudsters and waste as much of their time as possible with human-like rambling chat to keep them away from real people, while highlighting the need for consumers to stay vigilant as the UK faces a fraud epidemic.

https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/

@HauntedOwlbear Seconded.

@HauntedOwlbear Ohhh, I picked up Gideon recently. It's definitely on my too read pile.

@GossiTheDog Props to them for being somewhat open about this! Other councils have previously tried to just.. not talk about anything.

@HauntedOwlbear Well, it is almost spooky season.

I'm so pleased to announce that the Big Editorial Project™ I've recently alluded to is live. Say Hello to The Inference!

Drawing on my experience as a journalist, the long-form editorial features on The Inference analyze data, trends, and perspectives from experts and thought leaders around the technology industry, including cybersecurity companies, AI firms, academics and more (Much like in my past role, i'm very much open to pitches and ideas!)

In-depth features were my favourite part of my previous role - and
it's nice to have something I can point to and say 'Hey look, that's me!' again. :)

https://darktrace.com/the-inference

@ryanc :(

I've tended to get the notifications from my GP/pharmacy about vaccinations in late September or so usually, if that's any help?

I very much approve of this.

Baldur's Gate 3 player completes the game while playing as a party of cats. #baldursgate3

https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-player-completes-the-game-while-playing-as-a-party-of-cats/

Bloomberg is advertising for a cybersecurity reporter and the role looks amazing.

Unfortunately for this Brit, the job is in New York.

Also, it will never cease to amaze me how much more journalists in the US earn than those here in the UK. 😳

At a minimum this role pays double than my previous job in journalism did - and I considered myself fortunate to earn that, given the amount of 'senior' roles which pay under 30k. In London. 😬

https://careers.bloomberg.com/job/detail/122221?qe=Cybersecurity+Reporter

@HauntedOwlbear Oh no, hugs, I'm so sorry. :(