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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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Continue reading →: Last chance for online career mentorship, for a while
As I turn my attention to the major life change of moving to Australia, this will be the last opportunity to take advantage of my free, weekly cybersecurity career mentorship sessions for the indefinite future. I’ve really enjoyed providing this service on top of my normal career clinics at conferences,…
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Continue reading →: Podcast: Expanding Frontiers Research
In this podcast, I’m asked about current and future trends in industrial cyberattacks, as well as a variety of community and social issues facing our industry in the future.
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Continue reading →: On Cybersecurity MentorshipI want to take a moment to articulate my thoughts on cybersecurity mentorship and what it should entail. I speak a lot about problems I see doing extensive mentoring and career clinics, but I have been repeatedly asked for a formal resource on how to conduct mentorships (and find a…
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Continue reading →: A Very Personal Interview with SecurityWeek MagazineI hope you enjoy my latest interview with SecurityWeek Magazine on my career and the future of OT cybersecurity. https://www.securityweek.com/rising-tides-lesley-carhart-on-bridging-enterprise-security-and-ot-and-improving-the-human-condition/
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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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