Author | Speaker | Network Security Architect | CTO @ViszenS | @ForbesTechCncl | Network, Wireless, IoT, OT | Faculty @IANS_security | Packet Protector Host
Cary, NC
Joined March 2008
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If you're headed to Bluesky you can find me there with the same handle @jjx
Jennifer (JJ) Minella 🎙 #PacketProtector retweeted
Qilin affiliates exploited a patched Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN flaw to deploy #ransomware. Experts say: patch, terminate VPN sessions, rotate credentials, and hunt for intrusions. #cybersecurity #infosec #CISO bit.ly/4fsKrga
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Bayer's Global CISO scrapped job titles in favor of a skills-based model across 90,000 employees. Dr. Kevin Jones on what changed and why it matters for cybersecurity teams specifically.
Read the full case study: go.sans.org/QsN8JV
Who from original Twitter #sectwits is still here?
Jennifer (JJ) Minella 🎙 #PacketProtector retweeted
#FollowFriday: 5 Must-Read Cybersecurity Picks This Week cybrsecmedia.com/follow-frid… (includes @nicoleperlroth, @jjx, @spacerog and more.
🚨 FortiGate admins:
Stop and check 2 things TODAY RE: #FortiBleed:
1️⃣ Unexpected admin logins, config exports & config changes
2️⃣ Are ALL admin accounts using PBKDF2—not legacy SHA-256 hashes?
Details 👇
linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
NEW Post- #FortiBleed What Security Teams Need to Know (and Why This Story Is Bigger Than Fortinet)
securityuncorked.com/2026/06…
It's not about the firewall, at all. They collected and exfild volumes of on-prem creds from AD, SNMP, Telnet, HTTP, Kerberos, NTLM..
#securityuncorked
Jennifer (JJ) Minella 🎙 #PacketProtector retweeted
Five Luminaries Worth Following During #RSAC and Beyond cybrsecmedia.com/five-lumina… (includes @WeldPond, @jjx , @nicoleperlroth)
🛜In NC and into Wi-Fi?
Join the Wi-Co NC community event.
Call for Speakers, Sponsors, Registration are open.
Space is very limited due to the venue!
Wi-Co NC
Thurs, June 11, 2026
Castle McCullouch
Jamestown, NC
🔗wi-co.org/upcoming-events/no…
Last but not least (for now) if you host trainings or crash courses, you can snag crash-courses.net and crash-courses.org for $250.
Just visit the link to buy now or make an offer.
#crashcourse #training #howto #diy #techtraining
WANassessment.com was the site we used to facilitate free WAN assessments for @Fortinet @FortinetPartner #packetshapers back in the day and could be great for OEMs or resellers in the WAN, SASE, and SD-WAN space.
Now it can be yours.
#wan #networking #sdwan #sase
wings-n-wifi.com and .net and .org also up for grabs! 🍗🐔🛜🍻
Visit the page and if you want all 3 domains you can get a deal.
#wifi #wireless #networkengineering #wingsnwifi
SocialDancers.com is for sale. 😎💃🕺
Long ago and far away, I ran ballroom events and sold custom shoes and gowns. This is a great snag for ballroom, dance instructors, events and global studio programs like @FredAstaireCorp @arthurmurray
Interested? Check out the page.
Jennifer (JJ) Minella 🎙 #PacketProtector retweeted
UniCon Fall 2025: Part of the IANS Track! Jennifer Minella (@jjx) (@IANS_Security Faculty) breaks down OT/ICS cybersecurity regs & frameworks from NIS2 to ISA/IEC 62443.
Learn what’s new, what’s missing & how to prepare. ⏰ 11:30 AM–1 PM:
Register: scythe.io/unicon-2025-fall-e…
#UniCon2025
Jennifer (JJ) Minella 🎙 #PacketProtector retweeted
“Guesswork isn’t a strategy.” Visibility is the foundation of security.
Join @jjx for our Seeing is Securing webinar and discover how to reduce blind spots with tools you already have - moving from confusion to clarity.
Register today: ow.ly/RWym50WUSgi
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⚠️ For this week's event, I posted here since most of the vendors are still on Twitter but I've moved to Bluesky.
Find me at 👇🦋 bsky.app/profile/jjx.thereal…
I just recorded a special Packet Protector episode with guest co-hosts @subnetwork and @allyncrowe here at #MFD13.
Analysis of what we saw from 7 vendors this week and talk of all things mobility and network security, zero trust, secure by default, and (of course) AI.
