Projects

Projects I’m thinking about working on, projects I am currently working on and where my status in all this.

  • #S2Roadshow Recap – Week Five

    St. Paul, MN and Dallas, TX If you’re new, or you’re confused about this #S2Roadshow thing, start here (maybe). Previous Week’s Recaps: Central Pennsylvania in Week #1 Orange County (CA) and Madison (WI) in Week #2 Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX) in Week #3 San Diego (CA) and Wise (VA) in Week #4 The purpose of the SecurityStudio Roadshow (#S2Roadhow) is to meet people and…

  • #S2Roadshow Recap – Week Four

    San Diego, CA and Wise, VA If you’re new, or you’re confused about this #S2Roadshow thing, start here (maybe). Previous Week’s Recaps: Central Pennsylvania in Week #1 Orange County (CA) and Madison (WI) in Week #2 Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX) in Week #3 The purpose of the SecurityStudio Roadshow (#S2Roadhow) is to meet people and make partners. We want to meet people, understand their…

  • #S2Roadshow Recap – Week Three

    Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX If you’re new, or you’re confused about this #S2Roadshow thing, start here (maybe). Previous Week’s Recaps: Central Pennsylvania in Week #1 Orange County (CA) and Madison (WI) in Week #2 The purpose of the SecurityStudio Roadshow (#S2Roadhow) is to meet people and make partners. We want to meet people, understand their businesses, and help them grow using simple, fundamental, and…

  • #S2Roadshow Recap – Week Two

    Orange County, CA and Madison, WI Mission & Purpose Revisited. The purpose of the SecurityStudio Roadshow (#S2Roadhow) is to meet people and make partners. We want to meet people*, understand their businesses, and help them grow using simple, fundamental, and compliant solutions (S2Score, S2Org, S2Vendor, and S2Team/S2Me). John and I John Harmon and Evan Francen, two guys known for our beards, our love of people,…

  • #S2Roadshow Recap – Week One

    Central Pennsylvania We’re happy to report that the information security community in Central Pennsylvania is alive and well! Partners One goal of the SecurityStudio Roadshow is to get out and meet new partners. We want to meet them, understand their businesses, and help them grow their information security consulting practices using simple, fundamental, and compliant solutions (S2Score, S2Org, S2Vendor, and S2Team/S2Me). We met some amazing people and…

  • The SecurityStudio Roadshow

    Introduction OK, we’re doing this roadshow. Publicly, we call it the SecurityStudio Roadshow. Internally, we call it “Project Bacon”. Who doesn’t like bacon? This is a short article to tell you about the SecurityStudio Roadshow and what we’re trying to accomplish with it. The first phase of the #S2Roadshow kicks off at the BSides Harrisburg (PA) Conference on October 2nd and ends with the RSA…

  • 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…