Denise - High Calibre Māori
Cybersecurity Professional™️ and energy drink aficionado. Infosec witch.
Māori (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Hine) & Kanaka 'Ōiwi. Ultra runner. Published author. Autistic + ADHD.
Stanley Cup Liberal. Views my own.
- Oh sheeeeeet, I haven’t been on Bluesky enough to see I missed Secret Santa this year :-( darn it.
- I finally got to meet @alicetps.bsky.social in Vancouver - we have been following each other on social media for years. I gifted her a copy of the poetry anthology that my work is featured in. I’m currently in Canada on a research trip for my Masters programme.
- @kawaiicon.bsky.social - trying to buy tickets on the 3pm mark and it is showing this error message :-(
- Just my 3-6 monthly check in. I am still alive. Working. Doing my Masters (still).
- I have to LOL at the racist a-hole who called me a 'black c**t,' 'ni***r,' ‘Māori scum' & that I 'should get a job & stop bludging off the government' on my way to my early morning Hyrox class. He got the Māori part right, but I ain’t scum. Also I have a job & probably earn way more than he does.
- Did I just hallucinate seeing a video of Elon doing the n*zi salute at Trump’s inauguration? If so, both of my dead grandfathers - one who was in the Māori Battalion and the other in the air force during WW2 - would like a word with him…
- I started pentesting - as an actual paid job - back in 2003. Security back then was, um, lacking. I mainly did OT/ICS environments back then & they were E A S Y. Security now? Well hackers have to use basically witchcraft and a vulnerable human. Mainly the vulnerable human, as they are easy to trick
- I decided to check and see how much these cybersecurity bootcamps done by the Institute of Data - in collaboration with either AUT or the University of Canterbury - charge. $15,000 for a 12 week programme which lies about its success rate with graduates getting jobs. Daylight robbery.
- Anyone using pimecrolimus for their facial psoriasis? Back on it after a 11 year hiatus, as a viral infection over Xmas ignited a massive psoriasis flare up on my face, especially on my eyelids and neck. My skin has gone from oily to dry as a the Sahara desert in one week.
- Wanting to show how CareHQ prioritise online GP consults - going through Southern Cross? Longer wait & next appointment is next Wednesday. If I book through my registered GP portal - which I will have to pay for compared to free w/ Southern Cross - there is an appointment available for today at 1pm
- All of the work stuff that I said was a January problem in December is now a January problem 😂😂😂
- I just realised I didn’t see any bags of chocolate coins at The Warehouse this year. I usually buy a heap for my son. They only had singular giant chocolate coins instead. Y NO CHOCCY COINS!?
- I reviewed the 1 year goals I set in July 2023 & the top goal was to get a role as a Security Architect with my desired salary. I achieved that goal in Feb 2024 I’m now setting my goals for 2025 & 3-5 year goals - the main is graduating with my Masters, fingers crossed, will happen the end of 2026
- Xmas lunch: strawbs, Xmas mince pie, blueberries, cherries, crackers, chorizo, goat cheese, epicure cheddar cheese, brie and some stinky blue cheese.
- Forgot to mention I got into the Masters programme I applied for. I start the programme in February.
- My work buddy for today - Lucy loves it when I work from home. She is actibg as quality assurance on the third party risk assessment questionnaires I am currently updating + reviewing before they are sent out to vendors.
- I set up a Mastodon, but didn’t like it, so I hang out on here and on Threads. P.S. I am on Threads under the same username. I’m even verified over there so you know it is me.
- I woke up this morning and realised I didn’t add the golden syrup to the fudge mixture when I was cooking it. I was trying to figure out last night why it didn’t taste exactly like Russian fudge. I will make another batch tonight after work.
- Russian fudge has been made! I used the Edmonds recipe from the 70s & used a sugar thermometer to make sure it got to soft ball stage (114 degrees celsius). Doubled the recipe. I’m enjoying the remnants in the pot as a snack, while the fudge is cooling in a tray. My son is very happy to have fudge!
- A bit of weird request, but does anyone have a copy of the Edmonds cookbook - and the edition being one printed in the 80s or early 90s - and if you do, can you pretty please DM me or reply to this thread with photos for the Russian fudge recipe? I don’t trust the recipe up on the Edmonds website.
- I’m hoping to find out the outcome of my Masters application soon. I submitted four research proposals, which cover information security management, information security regulatory compliance, digital identity verification and data sovereignty - all from a Māori/indigenous perspective.
- LOL, gotta love my ADHD brain and its ability to procrastinate: applications for a Masters programme I want to get into close tonight, so um, I am power writing my personal statement and CV… 😂😂😂
