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Jim Gilsinn

@jimgilsinn.bsky.social

ICS Cybersecurity Engineer @ MITRE, Critical Infrastructure, Electrical Engineer, Father, Muslim, Geek & Tech Junky, Adjunct Prof @ GMU, #ISA_IEC62443 #NIST

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CFP Voting - BSidesDE 2025 CFP status:  OPEN  CFPs will again be accepted on a rolling basis with public Twitter/Mastodon voting as a guideline for audience interest. Tab 2 submissions have been accepted, the others are waiting for your votes. If you like something vote for it, if you don’t see something you like, get cracking on your CFP …

RT to #Vote for "ATT&CK’ing the Death Star while Bow-TIEs D3FEND" #BSidesDE https://bsidesdelaware.com/cfp-voting/ #BSidesDelaware #BSDE2025

18.09.2025 14:52 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
CFP Voting - BSidesDE 2025 CFP status:  OPEN  CFPs will again be accepted on a rolling basis with public Twitter/Mastodon voting as a guideline for audience interest. Tab 2 submissions have been accepted, the others are waiting for your votes. If you like something vote for it, if you don’t see something you like, get cracking on your CFP …

RT to #Vote for "Radio Frequency Capture the Flag" #BSidesDE https://bsidesdelaware.com/cfp-voting/ #BSidesDelaware #BSDE2025

18.09.2025 21:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
CFP Voting - BSidesDE 2025 CFP status:  OPEN  CFPs will again be accepted on a rolling basis with public Twitter/Mastodon voting as a guideline for audience interest. Tab 2 submissions have been accepted, the others are waiting for your votes. If you like something vote for it, if you don’t see something you like, get cracking on your CFP …

RT to #Vote for "Ham Radio Village " #BSidesDE https://bsidesdelaware.com/cfp-voting/ #BSidesDelaware #BSDE2025

20.09.2025 01:03 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Recruiters on LinkedIn, if I tell you multiple times I'm not interested in leaving my current position, take the hint. Don't keep sending me information about how good the position is. This is how you prove you aren't a real person.

19.07.2025 19:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and technological advances

www.nist.gov/news-events/...

14.07.2025 23:52 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Framework | S1 E6 Simply ICS Cyber
YouTube video by Simply Cyber - Gerald Auger, PhD ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Framework | S1 E6 Simply ICS Cyber

I recorded a video podcast on the ISA/IEC 62443 series on ICS/OT cybersecurity for @simplycyber.bsky.social. youtu.be/VCHdGkdcaUg?... #ISA62443 #IEC62443 #ICS #OT #cybersecurity

30.04.2025 15:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a black and white bird is standing in the grass ALT: a black and white bird is standing in the grass

Since we’re in a golden age of new Star Wars tv shows, I’ll again pitch “David Attenborough style nature documentaries but of fictional Star Wars creatures.”

No empire. No Jedi. Like, what the Jedi would watch on tv to relax after a stressful mission.

24.04.2025 10:54 — 👍 2128    🔁 378    💬 103    📌 101
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It's the new Billy Drop Tables...

12.04.2025 17:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Q: Do you want scrambled eggs for Eid breakfast?
A: Not today. I've had them every day during Ramadan.

Q: How about some scrambled eggs with a little cream, sugar, cinnamon, and bread.
A: Perfect!

30.03.2025 11:35 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It feels like such a relief sending some deliverables to my sponsor at work after spending a couple months working on them and an intense last couple weeks.

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🧵 talking about some issues with singling out a specific country with regards to threat intelligence.

02.03.2025 23:44 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Guardian on the condition of anonymity said analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency.

The person said work that was being done on something “Russia-related” was in effect “nixed”.

“Russia and China are our biggest adversaries. With all the cuts being made to different agencies, a lot of cybersecurity personnel have been fired. Our systems are not going to be protected and our adversaries know this,” the person said.

A person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Guardian on the condition of anonymity said analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency. The person said work that was being done on something “Russia-related” was in effect “nixed”. “Russia and China are our biggest adversaries. With all the cuts being made to different agencies, a lot of cybersecurity personnel have been fired. Our systems are not going to be protected and our adversaries know this,” the person said.

You can't just stop tracking "Russian cyber threats." Most threat actor groups aren't attributed with high confidence to any particular nation.

Imagine being an analyst tracking a group only to fear for your job as you get enough data for attribution...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

01.03.2025 20:47 — 👍 270    🔁 73    💬 10    📌 5
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Save the Date for “Rule Breakers”— Feature Film Inspired by True FIRST Story Rule Breakers is a true FIRST story about the "Afghan Dreamers" an all girls' team from Afghanistan. Releases March 7, 2025 in theaters.

This movie shows the story of the Afghan girls FIRST robotics team. It's only running for a week in my area, so plan to get tickets soon if it is available in your area. @firstinspires.bsky.social community.firstinspires.org/save-the-dat...

20.02.2025 03:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm happy that things are lining up for you. I'm terribly sad that things have happened to make you feel like you had to leave the country that you served.

18.02.2025 03:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On Cybersecurity Mentorship I want to take a moment to articulate my thoughts on cybersecurity mentorship and what it should entail. I speak a lot about problems I see doing extensive mentoring and career clinics, but I have …

I wrote your cybersecurity mentorship guide as requested: tisiphone.net/2025/02/16/o...

16.02.2025 21:03 — 👍 127    🔁 47    💬 4    📌 2
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Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

I think the last sentence in the blog really sums it up.

"The scientific community needs to speak up – not just for the sake of science, but of human decency, dignity and morality."

www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

10.02.2025 01:20 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Speakers and Topics - Level Zero Speakers and Topics Over three dynamic days, you’ll gain inspiration and practical knowledge from industry leaders. Day one kicks off with premier keynote speakers and thought-provoking panels on the ...

@pylos.co and I got our acceptance letter from the inaugural Level Zero Conference. levelzeroconference.com/speakers-and...

09.02.2025 00:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nice

05.02.2025 03:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump administration moves to make tech officials political appointees amid DOGE clashes The change could smooth Elon Musk’s efforts to access the technology systems of various federal agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency. One former personnel management official calle...

New: Trump’s White House is ending the decades-long practice of ensuring federal CIOs are career employees. OPM is reclassifying the job so they can be replaced with loyalists, per agency memo published today. Total authority over agencies’ IT infrastructure, email, etc.

05.02.2025 02:38 — 👍 512    🔁 279    💬 15    📌 30
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The Electricity Front of Russia’s War Against Ukraine - War on the Rocks Russia is close to achieving a decisive edge on the energy front of the Russo–Ukrainian war.  Repeated attacks on key infrastructure have recently

With all that's currently going on in the US right now, it's easy to forget that this is still going on in Ukraine. warontherocks.com/2025/02/the-...

05.02.2025 02:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting to attack Maryland power grid Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, founder of the Atomwaffen Division, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Baltimore of one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

04.02.2025 03:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Between this and anti-DEI+A crusades, the Trump administration is basically declaring war on children with special needs, the special education services that support them, and the ability to help and educate some of our most vulnerable Americans.

03.02.2025 20:39 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

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