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Lead Data Scientist, activist, survivor. Was actually assaulted by an actual right-wing terrorist. Opinions belong only to me, especially the bad ones. she/they

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    1. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017

      So, I worked in SBIR space for 8 years. SBIR is a government prrogram designed to fund small businesses to do tech research.

      3 replies 16 retweets 58 likes
    2. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      A ton of SBIR money comes from the DoD. They have 3 solicitation rounds per year. Phase 1 contracts are ~$100k, Phase 2 are ~$1M.

      1 reply 6 retweets 19 likes
    3. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      DoD solicitations are for specific topics and research. In the 8 years I occupied this space, I saw dozens of cybersecurity topics.

      1 reply 6 retweets 19 likes
    4. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      Many of these were specifically about hardening the systems that Russian hackers have been targeting or detecting such attacks.

      1 reply 6 retweets 22 likes
    5. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      Here's the thing: all the millions and millions of dollars thrown into these research efforts were complete bullshit.

      1 reply 8 retweets 39 likes
    6. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      Many topics are "wired." The solicitation is written with a contractor in mind but it has to be opened for competition.

      5 replies 12 retweets 43 likes
    7. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      All this talk of "why couldn't we prevent it or detect it" is a side effect of not even trying, instead funneling money to rich dudes.

      1 reply 17 retweets 63 likes
    8. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      SBIR success stories are few and far between. We have pissed away hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars and gotten no return.

      5 replies 14 retweets 58 likes
    9. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
      Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

      All of that money could have been used to actually protect our digital infrastructure. Instead it's in white dudes' second homes.

      3 replies 18 retweets 55 likes
      Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017

      Here's a typical cybersecurity solicitation from the Air Force from the latest round. What the fuck are they even asking for???pic.twitter.com/0fOUvfnJt7

      1:21 PM - 24 Jun 2017
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      47 replies 35 retweets 121 likes
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        2. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          "The focus of this research is on reconfiguration in the infrastructure of the application." Why are these English words in this order?

          6 replies 8 retweets 56 likes
        3. Josh Wright‏ @localnowhere 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          It minimizes misinterpretations. "Application infrastructure reconfiguration is the research focus" seems efficient, but is easier to twist.

          2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
        4. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @localnowhere

          That's the opposite. It's deliberately vague because they already know who they want to give money to.

          3 replies 3 retweets 36 likes
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        2. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green

          Isn't the point of the SBIR program to rapidly differentiate ideas that work and don't in small Phase 1 contracts?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @dguido @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green

          There are references you didn't screenshot in that solicitation that explain more about the topic. https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/1254391 …

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @dguido @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green

          I agree there's a lot wrong with SBIR: too many wired, Phase 1 $ too low, paperwork overhead too high, sponsors don't know their own needs

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        5. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @dguido @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green

          But I think you're mischaracterizing the problem. As a SBIR participant, it's *very* hard to understand how anyone gets rich off this.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        6. Matthew Green‏ @matthew_d_green 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @dguido @EmilyGorcenski

          There seem to be a bunch of companies who have figured out how to scale this. They pay contractors and just run through lots of these.

          3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        7. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @matthew_d_green @EmilyGorcenski

          SBIR review considers past commercialization efforts in future proposals to try and discourage that. It should definitely get stricter.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        8. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @dguido @matthew_d_green

          You wanna keep mansplaining the field I spent a decade in or....

          3 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
        9. Dan Guido‏ @dguido 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green

          For the companies I know that receive SBIR $, they're a godsend that lets them attempt products from research, my company included.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Sean‏ @secure_sean 25 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          I can do that with SaltStack

          1 reply 5 retweets 6 likes
        3. Thiago Vinhas‏ @tvinhas 27 Jun 2017
          Replying to @secure_sean @SaltStack @EmilyGorcenski

          I can do that with Chef in less than 5 minutes

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 27 Jun 2017
          Replying to @tvinhas @secure_sean @SaltStack

          Cute how y'all are assuming the underlying application isn't written in JOVIAL or some shit

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        1. It's people! Pumpkin spice is people!‏ @znmeb 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          Probably copied from a brochure for the exact thing they want to buy :-(

          0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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        1. Josh Wright‏ @localnowhere 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          To put it in somewhat cartoony terms: they want an easy way to make their computer stuff into shapeshifter ninjas.

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        2. CyberSecurikat‏ @tbrzl 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          Kinda sounds like a CTO brainstorming session as recorded by a court typist

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        3. Ray Smith‏ @rjsmith169 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @tbrzl @EmilyGorcenski

          .A deaf court typist.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1.  🎃 John Feminella ⏣‏ @jxxf 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @EmilyGorcenski

          Nailed it. What's always great about these is that if you Google for the unusual phrases, it's in the preferred vendor's marketing material.

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