Month: May 2019

  • 2019 New Directions in IT Education Conference

    This was a wonderful opportunity to talk to some fascinating people; people tasked with helping us create the future talent of our industry. It was also the fourth talk at the fourth conference of the week, so things were getting a little weird. Regardless, I always enjoy this and I’m having fun! About the 2019 New Directions in IT Education Conference This is an annual…

  • 2019 Secure360

    Almost caught up with my conference and talk summaries from a couple weeks ago! Secure360 is arguably “the” security conference in the Twin Cities each year. 2019 was the 14thyear for the event and it was very well-attended. About Secure360 In the words of the Upper Midwest Security Alliance (“UMSA”): This marked the first year that the event was held at the Mystic Lake Center…

  • Loffler Tech Fest 2019

    Where does the time go? Loffler Tech Fest 2019 was held at the St. Paul (MN) RiverCentre on May 15th, and I couldn’t get around to writing this short summary until now. Ugh. This was the 2nd talk I gave (of five) that week, and the first of two I gave that day. This is my short summary. About Loffler Tech Fest It’s rare to find…

  • 2019 North America CACS Conference Recap

    Each year, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) puts on a really good event in North America; the CACS Conference. This year’s conference (2019) was held at the Anaheim Convention Center from May 13 – 15. Read the conference brochure here. This was my first time attending this conference. ISACA put on a great event in my opinion. Kudos to them and the…

  • OSINT (and Human Trafficking) Resources and Suggestions

    I’m writing this article for two reasons. To give props to our community and to summarize the quality responses that I got to a recent tweet. Props First off, I’d like to give HUGE props to our information security community. Last week I posted the following on Twitter. I use Twitter like many people do, I’ll respond to interesting topics and post thoughts about things….