Editor

A Conversation With Jonathan Hiroshi Rossi | SAYA 10X Virtual Cybersecurity Awareness Tour Introduction

By Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli

Guest: Jonathan Hiroshi Rossi

Born as a series of happenings taking place in different parts of the planet, one of the goals for the SAYA 10X Virtual Cybersecurity Awareness Tour is to bring together and discuss cybersecurity’s diverse cultural approaches, perspectives, and visions; recent events have transformed this in-person summit into a global virtual multi-day event crossing multiple time zones.

We caught up with Jonathan to hear more about the event, how it started, how it’s shaping up as a fully-virtual event, and what people can expect throughout the week. It’s an impressive endeavor with the summit covering a full 72 hours of content, streaming live throughout the week of April 27th - May 1st, 2020.

ITSPmagazine is honored and excited to participate and contribute to this event with daily virtual live conversations with speakers, and a dedicated panel with guests that we hope will bring the core message of this summit to bear: a global community working together on the same goal.

There’s a lot of good information in this intro video and podcast—though some of it is still a secret. Listen to Jonathan’s impressive story, and then join us—virtually—as we cover the event and contribute to the conversations.

Data Privacy Day 2020 | Industry Perspectives Panel: Going Beyond Privacy Compliance

ITSPmagazine is an official media partner for the 2020 Data Privacy Day event in San Francisco; our second year dedicated to connecting information security and privacy with society, the way we live our lives, and the way we do our jobs.

In this panel, industry experts will delve into ways to not only comply with current regulations, but how to prepare for future laws and make protecting customers’ data a top priority.

Moderator:

  • Sean Martin, CISSP, Editor-in-Chief, ITSPmagazine

Panelists:

  • Kristina Bergman, CEO and Founder, Integris Software

  • John Gevertz, Chief Privacy Officer, Visa

  • Ben Moskowitz, Director, Digital Lab, Consumer Reports

  • Kalinda Raina, Vice President, Head of Privacy, LinkedIn

An NCSA Event | Data Privacy Day 2020 | A Vision for the Future

ITSPmagazine is an official media partner for the 2020 Data Privacy Day event in San Francisco; our second year dedicated to connecting information security and privacy with society, the way we live our lives, and the way we do our jobs. ITSPmagazine coverage will include podcasts, articles, and photos. Follow all our adventures in San Francisco.

IRISSCERT Cyber Crime Conference (IRISSCON) 2019 | Dublin, Ireland

By Sean Martin

I was at IRISSCON in Dublin to join the conversation. While I was there, I took some pictures and captured a recap podcast with: Brian Honan, IRISSCERT; Dan Raywood, Infosecurity Magazine; Emma Heffernan, Student & Part-Time Security Analyst; Jenny Radcliffe, The People Hacker; and Thom Langford, (TL)2 Security.

The group provides a quick recap on the key takeaways from the conference, some thoughts on the state of cybersecurity in the region, and other things on their mind (evidently rugby is big thing… 😬).

We have a few laughs as well. Go ahead. Have a listen. You know you want to. You must hear Thom’s Darth Vader voice, if nothing else.

A Conversation With Beverly Allen | ISSA International Summit 2019 Event Coverage

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

Guest: Beverly Allen

Who would have ever guessed? Nowadays, after so many years of rampant personal data sharing on websites and social media, people are starting to worry about their privacy again.

Unfortunately, there is one problem: once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you cannot simply put it back in, especially in highly-technical and hyperconnected environments such as the ones we experience in modern business, government, and society.

Join us for a conversation with Beverly Allen as we dig deeper into these issues. We discuss what we might do to stop companies from data harvesting and people from giving away their rights to the privacy of their personal information.

ADDO | All Day Dev Ops 2019 | A Conversation With Derek Weeks And Mark Miller

If you do not know about ADDO, yet, this is the right time to learn about it and be part of this borderless online event.

All Day DevOps is the world's largest DevOps conference, bringing together over 30,000 DevOps professionals. It offers 150 expert-led sessions over 24 hours across 5 tracks - all online, all for free. 

As a media partner for this event, we spoke with the founders and organizers, Mark Miller and Derek Weeks. During our chat, Mark and Derek gave us a brief view of the history of the event, the success it's had, what's coming up for this year's series of talks, and how people can engage — right from the comfort of their couch if they choose.

We enjoyed the conversation. Have a listen!

The State of Cybersecurity: Securing Continuous Connections — A NCSA and Nasdaq CyberSecurity Summit

ITSPmagazine is thrilled to support our strategic partners, the National Cyber Security Alliance, as they lead a full day event with some of the Nasdaq security leadership team at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City.

This invite-only event, which takes place during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, explores today’s trending threats, how cybersecurity efforts are leveraging emerging technologies and what experts expect to see in the decade ahead.

Sean Martin was there for this one-of-a-kind event and was invited to lead two expert panels in the afternoon. Details for these sessions are included in this post.

MITRE ATT&CK—This Is Not Just Another Framework | A Conversation At The Edge With Katie Nickels, Fred Wilmot, and Ryan Kovar

By Sean Martin

Guests: Katie Nickels | Fred Wilmot | Ryan Kovar
Host: Sean Martin

It took me a while to get the conversation with Katie Nickels and Fred Wilmot sorted so we could talk about all things MITRE ATT&CK. Fortunately, we found some time together in person in Las Vegas during Hacker Summer Camp. As a bonus, I also got the chance to meet Ryan Kovar who happened to be presenting on ATT&CK with Katie that smae week. Ryan joined us for the conversation as well.

Have a listen as we explore what MITRE ATT&CK is, what it’s for, who it’s for, how to get started with it, how to be successful with it, and what scenarios could be leveraged to learn from others’ successes and challenges.

Black Hat USA 2019 Event Coverage | A Conversation With Kymberlee Price

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

Guest: Kymberlee Price, Microsoft

I was excited for two things happening during this year's Hacker Summer Camp excursion:

1) An opportunity to meet—in person—someone leading the bug bounty charge for quite some time: Kymberlee Price, Principal Security PM Manager - Microsoft Security Response Center's Community Programs

2) To explore and discuss the dedicated Bug Bounty micro-summit during Black Hat USA 2019

Fortunately, both of these activities came together in a single setting during Black Hat, as Marco and I got to meet Kymberlee not only to discuss the micro summit, but to also hear about her journey in InfoSec and her role in establishing some of the best practices being leveraged by the industry for some time now—specifically via her work at Microsoft, at Bugcrowd, and Microsoft (again).

I loved this having conversation and hearing Kymberlee's story.

Now it's your turn to hear it. Have a listen.

Black Hat USA 2019 Event Coverage | A Conversation With Stephanie “Snow” Carruthers

By Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin

I happen to know some of the more skilled social engineers in the cybersecurity industry, and during Hacker Summer Camp 2019, Sean Martin and I were invited to meet one of the best.

You probably know her. She goes by the handle @sn0ww. This is her story.

Do you want to hear it? Of course, you do. No, really, you do. You don’t want to be the only one not listening to it, do you?

Go ahead, type your in your SSN, and click play... 🔥😇😈🔥

Black Hat USA 2019 Event Coverage | A Conversation With Charity Wright

By Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin

No doubt, we are living interesting times—full of incredible technological advancements and achievements. Yet, we still get to see the other side of the picture—cybercrime at its worst.

The dark web is peaking on a global scale. Last year, there were over 4 million users on TOR, and, with that, we are seeing some other “interesting” trends. It’s these trends which lead us to our second conversation with Charity—this time during Black Hat 2019.

Hacker Summer Camp Event Coverage | Cybersecurity Woman of the Year — 2019 Awards

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

We care deeply and passionately about creating a diverse cybersecurity workforce — not just when it come to gender, but also for background, origin, age, religion, neuro-makeup, and more — essentially anything and everything that makes us unique; makes us human. We hope to reach a point where we no longer have to shake the box to remind ourselves of the benefits associated with diversity, but until we reach that point, you’ll find us shaking things up at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, and society. With this, we ask you to celebrate with us the successes these cybersecurity leaders have achieved.

Chats On The Road To Hacker Summer Camp 2019 | DEF CON 27 — AppSec Village | A Conversation With Erez Yalon, Liora Herman, and Jim Manico

By Sean Martin &  Marco Ciappelli

It’s also important to recognize that the products and solutions (and applications) we are building a using are comprised of multiple components from all of the place—custom, commercial, and open source—and from all over the world.

At the end of the day, we’re all speaking about code and we all need to write secure code. Start speaking about it with your peers at the inaugural AppSec Village at DEF CON 27. But first, have listen to this chat to learn more.

Chats On The Road To Hacker Summer Camp 2019 | DEF CON 27 — Policymakers | A Conversation With Meg King and Beau Woods

By Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin

Black and blue, and who knows which is which, and who is who?

It is a matter of perspective and a matter of time — and given the right knowledge, these usually change together. Don't they? What is at stake and what we are fighting for can change yesterday's foe into tomorrow's best ally. But what about today?

I believe that today in technology and infosec, we are at the crossroad where Sean and I have been waiting for a few years now. Exactly 4 years ago, when we founded ITSPmagazine, we did it because we wanted to have the conversation that media, politicians, business owners, technology experts, and politicians were not having yet - and, most still don't.