Exploring Information Security - Timothy De Block

Paul (@paulpaj) wrote a blog post on how to make a successful burp extension and get it published in the Burp Store. A lot of the recommendations in the article are from Paul's experience handling extension submissions for the Burp Store.

Michael (@SiliconShecky) wrote a blog post on his site at the beginning of the year titled, It is CFP season... So what. In the article he hit on rejections and I thought it'd make for a great podcast topic. More recently, he wrote a blog post on the, Anatomy of a Rejected CFP. The article walks through his rejected CFP for DerbyCon.

Chris (@cmaddalena) joins me to discuss crafting a phishing email. This is something I've recently explored at work. Having little to no experience actually crafting a phish, I decided I'd go to someone who does this on a regular basis. Check out Chris' ODIN tool for automating intelligence gathering, asset discovery, and reporting.

Chris (@cmaddalena) joins me to discuss crafting a phishing email. This is something I've recently explored at work. Having little to no experience actually crafting a phish, I decided I'd go to someone who does this on a regular basis. Check out Chris' ODIN tool for automating intelligence gathering, asset discovery, and reporting.

Micah (@WebBreacher), is a SANS Instructor and author of the SEC487 OSINT course. He recently had his second class in Denver, Colorado (more dates here). During that class he found people asking about how to navigate the waters of OSINT resources. His solution was to start the OSINT Resource Classification System (ORCS). It's a call for the OSINT community to standardize on how resources are categorized. YOGA or Your OSINT Graphical Analyzer is meant to be a visual aid for people looking to navigate the streets of OSINT resources.

Stuart (@Stuart_A_Scott) and George (@georgegerchow) both have contributed content to CloudAcademy on GDPR. Stuart has a nine hour course on using AWS Compliance Enabling Services. George has a done a webinar and written an article on the topic. Both are well spoken and highly informed on the topic. They provide a lot of good direction for anyone looking to account for GDPR in their organization (pro tip: everyone should be looking into this).

Stuart (@Stuart_A_Scott) and George (@georgegerchow) both have contributed content to CloudAcademy on GDPR. Stuart has a nine hour course on using AWS Compliance Enabling Services. George has a done a webinar and written an article on the topic. Both are well spoken and highly informed on the topic. They provide a lot of good direction for anyone looking to account for GDPR in their organization (pro tip: everyone should be looking into this).

Sean (@SeanThePeterson), is one of the most passionate infosec people you don't know. He recently did a talk at ShowMeCon on how to crack passwords. It was his first ever talk and pretty damn good. Sean joined me to give me his insights into password cracking.

Cliff (@BismthSalamandr), recently gave a talk at ShowMeCon on GDPR and why everyone should care. It's a really good talk and a great primer if you haven't dug into GDPR, yet (you should). Cliff is a recovering lawyer, so he's providing a different angle than your normal security professional.

Tanya (@shehackspurple), is a former developer turned security person. She speaks regularly at conferences around the globe. The topics often focus on working with developers to improve security, which is something I believe in. She's a project lead for OWASP DevSlop.

Amanda Berlin (@InfoSystir), Wik (@jaimefilson), David Cybuck (@dpcybuck), April Wright (@aprilwright), and Dave Chronister (@bagomojo) join me on the live EIS panel at ShowMeCon, June 7, 2018. This is the first panel I've ever done for the podcast. It went so well, I hope to do more in the future. We cover a variety of topics and have a few laughs.

Jayson (@jaysonstreet), is the VP of Information Security at Sphereny. He and April Wright (@aprilwright) are doing training at both Black Hat and DerbyCon on how to achieve security awareness through social engineering. The training focuses on helping blue team members setup effective security awareness programs.

Jayson (@jaysonstreet), is the VP of Information Security at Sphereny. He and April Wright (@aprilwright) are doing training at both Black Hat and DerbyCon on how to achieve security awareness through social engineering. The training focuses on helping blue team members setup effective security awareness programs.

It's another podcast special! This one was at Converge and BSides Detroit. This one took a little bit to get going. When we did we got into a little bit of everything. Topics both in infosec and topics outside of infosec.

Amanda (@InfoSystir) gave a keynote at Converge last week. The topic: mental health. It's a great talk and something I recommend people watch. Mental health is very important in our field. A lot of us were bullied coming up through school. Others grew up in awful environments. We've gotten past those challenges to become successful information security professionals. There are still scars, however, and if we don't identify and address them it will lead to unhealthy actions. Especially, since we are in a high-stress field that is overwhelmed. We need to have an open dialogue about mental health. The downside to have a poor mental health. We need to share ideas on how to better address our state of minds. Often we feel alone. We are not. If you feel like you are in a bad place mentally, there are resources that can help. Call a hotline (1-800-273-8255). Do a Google search. There are people who can help. Family, friends, or mentors. You matter.