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Karen Sprenger

@grlgeek.bsky.social

Cybersecurity geek, book lover, poodle mom; co-author β€œRansomware and Cyber Extortion: Response and Prevention”; lifelong Montanan πŸ’™

332 Followers  |  306 Following  |  242 Posts  |  Joined: 31.08.2023  |  2.1699

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I thought we all agreed that the moon turned to cheese now.

05.08.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww…I’ve missed these!

04.08.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the view from a video doorbell in a suburban neighborhood. Two horses walk casually across the front yard.

A screenshot of the view from a video doorbell in a suburban neighborhood. Two horses walk casually across the front yard.

Not exactly what I expected to see this morning when my front doorbell announced it spotted an animal.

#Montana #Missoula #horses

01.08.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. At my wedding. In retrospect, I really should have spoken up.

31.07.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant! Of course, these days I doubt I could see font that small. πŸ˜‚

30.07.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had all of my documents perfectly spaced and formatted for that dot matrix in college. Then I had to print a paper on the laser printer - which cost $0.10 a page - and no one had told me about tabs vs spaces. 🀬 Stupid proportional fonts.

30.07.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pink fluffy clouds, a strip of blue sky and a bright orange cloud over a silhouetted mountain and house, and an aspen tree on the right.

Pink fluffy clouds, a strip of blue sky and a bright orange cloud over a silhouetted mountain and house, and an aspen tree on the right.

Beautiful skies to the north tonight.
#missoula #montana

29.07.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Peach and gray clouds above a strip of blue sky, mountains in the background, and golden light over a neighborhood.

Peach and gray clouds above a strip of blue sky, mountains in the background, and golden light over a neighborhood.

Beautiful skies to the south tonight.
#missoula #montana

29.07.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel this. Deeply.

25.07.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re even blaming the Democrats for the grants the GOP canceled.

25.07.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s a natural!

25.07.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How about we start calling them Marjories or Lauren’s? Sound good? #NotAllKarens #karen

25.07.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok @thedailyshow.com I have loved you for years (and will continue to regardless). I’ve learned to live with seeing my name becoming an epithet, but this is a step too far. Please, please don’t associate my name with these two.πŸ₯ΊπŸ« 

25.07.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Chuck Mangione, β€˜Smooth Jazz’ Hitmaker With a Fluegelhorn, Dies at 84

Chuck Mangione, β€˜Smooth Jazz’ Hitmaker With a Fluegelhorn, Dies at 84

😒

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

24.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Montana still has more cows than people, but the cows’ lead is narrowing Montana’s famous cow-to-person ratio has narrowed a bit. U.S. Department of Agriculture data from early 2024 shows 2.12 million cattle roaming the state alongside 1.14 million people.

Montana still has more cows than people, but the cows’ lead is narrowing

www.kpax.com/news/montana...

24.07.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok I’m ready!

22.07.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Representative Ryan Zinke's office said in a statement to MTN that "At the end of the day, a road or a bridge isn't woke and shame on the Biden Administration for making it so that no funding moved without ideological buzzwords completely unrelated to the actual goals of the project.

Representative Ryan Zinke's office said in a statement to MTN that "At the end of the day, a road or a bridge isn't woke and shame on the Biden Administration for making it so that no funding moved without ideological buzzwords completely unrelated to the actual goals of the project.

So #MT lost a $24m highway safety project in planning for 20 years because it was called the β€œInflation Reduction Act’s Neighborhood Access and EQUITY Grant Program.”

Here’s our California-living MT Representative Zinke’s response: 😑#mtpol

22.07.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Ooh - this is one of the first ones that I’ve thought, β€œyeah, that sounds good.” I mean if I wasn’t allergic to pork but still.

22.07.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I drive past one of these homesteads, I wonder about the people who built it, and I imagine the pride they probably felt when they moved in and lived there. If only the walls could talk and tell us the stories these houses have seen.

21.07.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

21.07.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 41111    πŸ” 7202    πŸ’¬ 816    πŸ“Œ 332
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Exposed Secrets, Broken Trust: What the DOGE API Key Leak Teaches Us About Software Security | LMG Security DOGE's API key leak highlights a growing problem: exposed secrets in software. Learn how attackers find themβ€”and how to stop them.

A leaked API key gave unauthorized access to xAI's private models because secrets were embedded in the code.

We'll share how these types of vulnerabilities are exploited & how to find them before attackers do.

Read now: www.lmgsecurity.com/exposed-secr...

#Cybersecurity #CISO #Cyberaware #AI

17.07.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect response!

18.07.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two brown standard poodles and one white and tan miniature poodle sit on a tile floor and stare at the camera.

Two brown standard poodles and one white and tan miniature poodle sit on a tile floor and stare at the camera.

Larry is amazing. My 3 would love to tell him their sad tale about how sometimes I break the treats in half.

17.07.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh! It’s a party!! 😍

17.07.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing glasses and a red jacket is holding his arms out and says no touching . Alt: a man wearing glasses and a prison jumpsuit is holding his arms out and says no touching .
16.07.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A small red poodle puppy stands outside a doorway with a pile of shredded toilet paper behind him.

A small red poodle puppy stands outside a doorway with a pile of shredded toilet paper behind him.

I understand. πŸ˜‚

16.07.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re not supposed to squeeze the Charmin. No one said you can’t shred it or eat it. No rules have been broken here.

16.07.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahem. @aoc.bsky.social was an Intel Science Fair National Prize Winner. She studied the influence of antioxidants on aging in C. Elegans.

qz.com/1481551/alex...

15.07.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1642    πŸ” 430    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 43

I never would have believed in high school that I’d someday get the best and most accurate political news from Wired, Rolling Stone, and Teen Vogue but here we are - and I’m so thankful we have them.

15.07.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black t-shirt with a photo of 4 indigenous men in traditional clothing carrying rifles. The shirt says β€œHomeland Security - Fighting Terrorism Since 1492”

A black t-shirt with a photo of 4 indigenous men in traditional clothing carrying rifles. The shirt says β€œHomeland Security - Fighting Terrorism Since 1492”

So wait. They’re celebrating immigrants now? Very hard to keep up with their flip flopping. Also apropos of nothing, my favorite t-shirt:

15.07.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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