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Continue reading →: I Had Some Adventures with Alice and Bob (Podcast)! Also, what’s next for Auntie Lesley?Hi pals! It’s been a busy few months for me. Next week, I make my big move to Australia, so my blog might drop off for a bit while I get settled. I’ve gotten to cram in some final North American conference speaking appearances in Halifax (AtlSecCon), Milwaukee (CypherCon), and…
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Interview with Safety Detectives
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Continue reading →: Interview with Safety DetectivesHappy Monday, friends! I hope you had a great weekend. I had an interesting interview with Safety Detectives about steps we can take to make things better for the next generation of cyber defenders. I encourage you to check out the article, here: https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/lesley-carhart-dragos/
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Continue reading →: My New Paper on OT Ransomware!Hello friends, I’m very excited to publish my first SANS Institute Whitepaper. I have developed a formal framework for preparing for OT / ICS ransomware attacks. I really hope you enjoy the paper and find it useful in building a strong defense against cyber-crime. You can download the white paper,…
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Continue reading →: Lesley, What Happened to the “Cybersecurity Skills Shortage”?Are you stressed out right now? I’m stressed out. Most Americans are, and cybersecurity job seekers are definitely not an exception. I do a ton of career mentoring and career clinics, and I see… the brunt of it. The last few mentoring Sundays I’ve done, I have had two or…
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Continue reading →: What’s My Daily Life Like (in OT DFIR)?One of the most common questions I get asked by aspiring (and current) cybersecurity professionals is what my odd niche of the universe in critical infrastructure incident response is really like, day to day. So let me give a brief overview of what my work life is like. The first…
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Continue reading →: BlueSky InfoSec News ListHello all, happy Tuesday. I’ve migrated my cybersecurity news feed list to BlueSky and it can now be found here: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/hacks4pancakes.com/lists/3ll6ownhbuz2o I hope you find this useful. If you’re using Mastodon, the import process is a bit more manual: @Updated InfoSec Mastodon Lists!
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Continue reading →: Yes, That’s Me on Your Radio!
I had the honor of another short segment on NPR’s Marketplace this morning. I spoke about the state of cyber crime, and the impact of US government changes on cyber defense.
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Continue reading →: Updated InfoSec Mastodon Lists!I have been asked for these, so here they are! I hope you find these useful in following more Fediverse cybersecurity stuff.
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Continue reading →: Why AI Can’t Replace Cybersecurity AnalystsAs we face an extreme downturn in cybersecurity hiring which entry level candidates bear the brunt of, I want to address an elephant in the room: AI. I spend a lot of my time providing career clinics and mentorship, and I truly understand this is one of the worst cybersecurity…
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Continue reading →: The Phillip Wylie Show!
I made an appearance on the wonderful Phillip Wylie show! It was incredibly kind of him to have me on. We talked about a kind of niche area of ICS – how to do digital forensics in that space – especially weird and legacy stuff – and what that actually…
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I’m Lesley, aka Hacks4Pancakes
Nice to meet you. I’m a long-time digital forensics and incident response professional, specializing in industrial control and critical infrastructure environments. I teach, lecture, speak, and write about cybersecurity.
I’m from Chicago, living in Melbourne.
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