RSAC2016 The information security community recently lost its collective mind because actors from the much-maligned CSI: Cyber TV series are on the keynote schedule for RSA Conference 2016.…
RSAC2016 Folks are grousing about RSA's decision to tap actor Sean Penn for the closing keynote this week, since the man knows nothing about security. I share…
For years, I've been writing annual survival guides for new attendees at Black Hat, DEF CON and RSA. I'll do the same this year, but…
In recent years, I've kicked off my RSA week with a Sunday-night visit to "TongaCon," a gathering of pretty much everyone at the Tonga Room in…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post for veterans of so-called security summer camp, focusing on ways to get the most from it even if…
Recently on Twitter, infosec pro Marcus Carey voiced his dislike for all the "Faces of DEF CON" avatars people are using. Specifically, he said every time he sees…
Soon, in various publications, articles will appear with advice for folks attending Black Hat and DEF CON for the first time. Advice for newbies is…
Like many of you, I was shocked last week to hear that Stephen "Jamie" Toulouse (@Stepto) had fallen into a deep coma. Family members took to…
The plight of One World Labs Founder Chris Roberts has been picked to death on social media this past week. There's all the trouble he's…
Some folks in the security industry see me as a member of the "Equal Respect" movement against so-called booth babes at conferences. Not exactly. I…