Yes, I know, It’s been a while since I updated anything here. Work, life, etc…
So here’s a quick update/recap on some of the latest: SecurityZone 2013 was an excellent experience. Always great to get back to Cali to meet who are now friends rather than just colleagues and conference organizers. I delivered the keynote there, where it was fun getting feedback for stating out-loud some of the things that we all (should) realize, which is our reliance on products is hurting us.
And this week was DerbyCon. Can’t stress enough how much fun it is to run the Red Team Training class with my best friend Chris, and the kind of feedback (and learning) we have a chance to get.
Speaking of DerbyCon – OMG what a conference! It’s just amazing what a small crew of dedicated individuals can come up with in such a short period of time. If you’d ask me for how long this con has been running I’d say at least 8-9 years. And this one was just the third iteration. Everything from the volunteer crew, through the hotel staff (major kudos to the Hyatt for taking DerbyCon on, and “working” with us – going well above just accommodating a conference venue).
My talk at DerbyCon focused on the “receiving end” of a red-team, which articulates what an organization should do in order to thoroughly prepare for such an engagement, and maximize the impact from it and the returns in the form of improving the organizational efficiency and security posture. Had a lot of great feedback on it, and some excellent conversations with people who have been struggling to get to that “buy-in” point in their organizations. Really hoped that I managed to help a bit in figuring out how to more accurately convey the advantages and ROI of such an engagement to the different internal groups.
Following are the video and slides. Have fun!
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