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    Ask Lesley: “I want to hire more diverse senior people”

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    December 2, 2020
    Ask Lesley: “I want to hire more diverse senior people”

    Dear Lesley, Do you have any tips on how an org can encourage a more diverse candidate pool for a senior and specialized infosec position? We are located in a mid-sized city and we want to do a better job at reaching a good cross-section of candidates. Thanks,Hiring Today Dear…

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    VetSecCon – All About Securing ICS

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    November 19, 2020

    I spoke to the veteran’s group VetSec about Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity careers.

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    SC Media: Here’s a five-step security plan for industrial environments

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    October 27, 2020

    I covered the current state of industrial cybersecurity for SC Media.

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    About Cybersecurity Management and Expectations

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    October 27, 2020
    About Cybersecurity Management and Expectations

    For the past decade, I have listened to a number of stories from a minority of cybersecurity professionals I talk to about unbelievably hostile and abusive workplaces. More insidious to me, are the workplaces that “pass” as okay on paper, but are continually undermining, failing, and gaslighting their junior employees.…

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    So You Want to Learn ICS Security…

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    June 21, 2020
    So You Want to Learn ICS Security…

    Folks often approach me with a question along the lines of, “How do I learn ICS security?” I’ve already talked about the question with regards to general cybersecurity, so let me take a crack at it. There are a lot of parallels between that question and, “How do I get…

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    Presenting Virtually? Here’s How to Do it Right (RSAC Webinar)?

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    May 26, 2020

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    PancakesCon 2020: Quarantine Edition

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    March 15, 2020
    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…

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    Avant Technology Insights Podcast: A Mindshift in IT Security

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    February 2, 2020

    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.

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    Derbycon 2019 – Confessions of an IT OT Marriage Counselor

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    February 2, 2020

    I discuss the trials and tribulations of trying to bring IT cybersecurity and Operational Technology (ICS) teams together to tackle new threats.

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    KringleCon 2019 – Over 90,000: Ups and Downs of my InfoSec Twitter Journey

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    February 2, 2020

    I chat about what it’s like to be an infosec “influencer” on social media – the cost, upsides, downsides, and what I’ve learned.

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Hello,

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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