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Striding Through Dread (Hyper Mix)

Jarrett Heintz · 3:53 · Released 28 September 2025

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Lyrics

  1. I’m stri-i-ding to the DREAD,
  2. Breezin’ on a tide where the risk maps spread.
  3. Gentle wind, calm sea, but threats ride the swell—
  4. Come and chart the model where our safeguards dwell.
  5. S-T-R-I-D-E—sing it free,
  6. Spot the storms before they crash on you and me.
  7. We turn the tide when we’re well-led,
  8. Know our D-R-E-A-D to get that budget fed.
  9. Verse 1 – S (Spoofing)
  10. S is for Spoofing (S-poof-ing!)—a mask that steals your name.
  11. Authentication checks the creds and ends the masquerade game.
  12. Verse 2 – T (Tampering)
  13. T stands for Tampering (Tam-per-ing!), bytes rewritten, tables bent.
  14. Guard it with Integrity—hashes match from end to end.
  15. Verse 3 – R (Repudiation)
  16. R is Repudiation (Re-pyoo-dee-ay-shun!), “I never hit send,” they plea.
  17. Non-Repudiation seals the trail—digital proof of the message, see?
  18. Verse 4 – I (Information Disclosure)
  19. I for Information Disclosure (In-fo Dis-clo-sure!), secrets drifting out of sight.
  20. Wrap them in Confidentiality, keep those ledgers locked up tight.
  21. Verse 5 – D (Denial of Service)
  22. D is Denial of Service (De-ni-al of Ser-vice!), floods that knock the servers dead.
  23. We bolster Availability—fail-over keeps us two steps ahead.
  24. Verse 6 – E (Elevation of Privilege)
  25. E means Elevation of Privilege (El-uh-vay-shun of Priv-i-lidge!)—guest account grabs admin key.
  26. Authorization locks that ladder—least rights guard the victory.
  27. Risk is an ocean—chart it true;
  28. Budget sails in convoy when the threats are in view.
  29. Surf’s a lot smoother once each wave’s been read—
  30. Measure, rank, and price those fears instead.
  31. Final Verse – DREAD
  32. Now whisper D-R-E-A-D:
  33. Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, Discoverability.
  34. That’s the dread we’ve dreaded too long—
  35. Name it, frame it, ride it out in song.
  36. I’m stri-i-ding to the DREAD,
  37. But our STRIDE keeps the shoreline straight ahead.
  38. Compass set, the budget’s bred—
  39. Safe seas, smooth sails—no more fear to tread.