This week in the bucket, Recruiters, Employees, Managers, and the Market all push the need for Degrees, Certifications, and Experience, but new and budding resources don't have the money and time to come equipped with everything. Which pair of focuses wins, and why? Plus, is there really a resource shortage, or is this just another Crowdsourced "fake news" story?

News Stories for Reference:

"Pick Again Please: How Another Unqualified Cybersecurity Appointment Undermines U.S. National Security"

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pick-again-please-how-another-unqualified-appointment-cunningham-pcv0e/

"The Cybersecurity Crisis: Companies Can’t Fill Roles, Workers Shut Out"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2025/02/05/the-cybersecurity-crisis-companies-cant-fill-roles-workers-shut-out/

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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This week in the bucket, we talk about the TikTok ban. And reinstatement. And possible ban again in 90 days.

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We're back from all having the plague! This week in the bucket, we talk about our best (and worst) stories from our careers in technology.

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Unfortunately one of our hosts decide it would be more fun to get the plague and cough up a lung than it would be to record a new episode. How rude!

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This week in the bucket, researchers can get LLM-driven robots to kill us by telling them they are action movie stars, hackers hang out at the Library of Congress for months, and Ivanti poops the bed (again).

News Stories for Reference:

"Out of 29 Billion Cybersecurity Events, Phishing was the Primary Method of Initial Attack"

https://blog.knowbe4.com/out-of-29-billion-cybersecurity-events-phishing-was-the-primary-method-of-initial-attack

"It's Surprisingly Easy to Jailbreak LLM-Driven Robots - Researchers induced bots to ignore their safeguards without exception"

https://spectrum.ieee.org/jailbreak-llm

"Library of Congress Says an Adversary Hacked Some Emails"

https://www.securityweek.com/library-of-congress-says-an-adversary-hacked-some-emails/?is=19abe664615d20ad53fe7fe2b8af273540b98afc9232f728b7e898b0c73a80ad

"Ivanti Patches 50 Vulnerabilities Across Several Products"

https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-patches-50-vulnerabilities-across-several-products/

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This week in the bucket, thoughts about what the next four years could look like from a cyber perspective, general complaints about the election, and some comfort shows that make us happy.

News Stories for Reference:

"Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure"

https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cybersecurity-best-practices/executive-order-strengthening-cybersecurity-federal-networks-and-critical-infrastructure

"President Trump Unveils America’s First Cybersecurity Strategy in 15 Years"

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/president-trump-unveils-americas-first-cybersecurity-strategy-15-years/

"Project 2025’s Plan for Cybersecurity Agency Threatens Election Security"

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/project-2025s-plan-cybersecurity-agency-threatens-election-security

"How Trump could change cybersecurity"

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/03/donald-trump-2024-cybersecurity-agenda

"4 tech issues to watch in Trump’s second term"

https://www.ciodive.com/news/4-tech-policies-donald-trump/732196/

"Platform | Profile or Channel"

Hyperlink URL to YouTube Channel, Instagram Feed, etc.

"Colorado Libertarians sue Secretary of State Jena Griswold over leak of voting equipment passwords"

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/2024/colorado-libertarians-sue-secretary-of-state-jena-griswold-over-leak-of-voting-equipment-passwords/article_0a27e3f2-98aa-11ef-8cb3-a7da55f4f664.html

"Ballot boxes were set on fire in Oregon and Washington. What happens to the votes?"

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ballot-box-fires-oregon-washington-early-voting-safety-rcna177743

"Bomb threats disrupted what was otherwise relatively smooth voting on Election Day"

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/nx-s1-5181834/election-day-voting-bomb-threats

A Little Something Extra

"Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible | Veritasium"

https://youtu.be/qf7ws2DF-zk?si=sQNRhBWELxyC6cbe

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This week in the bucket, the Internet Archive continues to have a rough October, Amazon's customers are loving Passkeys, and various tales of online scam woes.

News Stories for Reference:

"Internet Archive Gets Pummeled in Round 2 Breach "

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/internet-archive-pummeled-round-2-breach

"Amazon says 175 million customers now use passkeys to log in"

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-175-million-customers-now-use-passkeys-to-log-in/

"Varonis – Breach prevented within 30-minutes"

https://view.highspot.com/viewer/6418b07d1bf0b78753945178

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This week in the bucket, what happens to all the spit data, Lego's website launches a scam product, and scammers take advantage of the hurricane like bottom-feeding scum.

News Stories for Reference:

"23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?"

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/g-s1-25795/23andme-data-genetic-dna-privacy

"Largest water utility company in the U.S. targeted in cyberattack"

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/largest-water-utility-company-us-targeted-cyberattack-rcna174474

"Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/

"LEGO Shop Hacked To Promote Ethereum Crypto Scam"

https://secalerts.co/news/lego-shop-hacked-to-promote-ethereum-crypto-scam/5pmeCydAUayw8A17f84dLR

"Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021"

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/persistent-stealthy-linux-malware-has-infected-thousands-since-2021/

"Understanding the CUPS Vulnerability: What’s important to know"

https://censys.com/understanding-the-cups-vulnerability-whats-important-to-know/

"Fraud scams related to hurricanes"

https://law.georgia.gov/key-issues/consumer-protection/consumer-alert-beware-storm-scams-fraud

"Protects Your Identity. Be Alert to Fraud and Scams"

https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241006/protect-your-identity-be-alert-fraud-and-scams

A Little Something Extra

FLYING THROUGH HURRICANE MILTON in MSFS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2mouAeqCoY

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