PancakesCon 2020: Quarantine Edition
This page is archived from PancakesCon 2020. If you are resolving to this page, please clear your DNS cache and visit https://pancakescon.wordpress.com/ PancakesCon 2020 Thank you for your attendance and support; see you next time! Media coverage: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3533422/virtual-security-conferences-fill-void-left-by-canceled-face-to-face-events.html Info and CFP #PancakesCon is an impromptu, virtual hacker con which occurred on Sunday 3/22/2020, from 9AM-6PM… Read More PancakesCon 2020: Quarantine Edition
Avant Technology Insights Podcast: A Mindshift in IT Security
Jan 23, 2020 SCADA vulnerabilities, nation/state actors, and a host of other IT security issues factor heavily in the role of Principal Incident Responder Lesley Carhart. Episode 6 of “AVANT Technology Insights with Ken Presti” shows you where the IT Security “puck” is going.
Derbycon 2019 – Confessions of an IT OT Marriage Counselor
I discuss the trials and tribulations of trying to bring IT cybersecurity and Operational Technology (ICS) teams together to tackle new threats.
KringleCon 2019 – Over 90,000: Ups and Downs of my InfoSec Twitter Journey
I chat about what it’s like to be an infosec “influencer” on social media – the cost, upsides, downsides, and what I’ve learned.
BSidesKC 2019 Keynote – Choose Your Own Cyberpunk Dystopia
I discuss the saga of my apartment migrating to “smart apartment” technology. Why I was concerned about the system’s cybersecurity and privacy policy, what I found, and what came of my research.
Bad, Good, and Super-Cringey Infosec Lab Environments
I’ve had the (dubious) honor and privilege of witnessing a couple decades of IT educational lab environments. Even after well over a decade of full-time cybersecurity work, I often still have to re-certify on various tasks which require I complete a live lab or CTF (capture the flag). I build such environments myself. The way… Read More Bad, Good, and Super-Cringey Infosec Lab Environments
Human Honeypots: I Make Friends (and So Should You)
I recently ran across a tweet by the very insightful Fernando Montenegro in which he makes an interesting point about a phenomenon we occasionally run into while examining social media profiles associated with a business: Do people also find it creepy/sleazy coming across fake LinkedIn profiles when researching a company/vendor? Makes me question the ethics… Read More Human Honeypots: I Make Friends (and So Should You)
Life Moves Fast, Smart-Apartment Style
I had no idea when I got the initial email about my apartment going “smart” how much my life would change in the course of a month. At the time I was speaking in front of a room of cybersecurity journalists, and it was all I could do to keep my cool and quickly blast… Read More Life Moves Fast, Smart-Apartment Style
Security Things to Consider When Your Apartment Goes ‘Smart’
A couple weeks ago, I vented my frustration as an ICS security professional at my apartment building forcibly converting to networked smart locks. My tweets were widely misinterpreted, so I’d like to talk a little bit about privacy and security aspects to consider if (when) the property you rent from decides to go “Smart”. To… Read More Security Things to Consider When Your Apartment Goes ‘Smart’
