CackalackyCon

It's always a great day when I get to hang with John Donovan - even more so when he's recording the #candidciso podcast. We touched on a LOT of things: - the #vCISO and #digitalnomad life - my favorite conferences (CackalackyCon, any BSides but especially Security BSides Cayman Islands) - what drives #smb orgs to look for a vCISO, #fractionalciso, or #CISOaas - my background and how I got into #tech & #informationsecurity - taking a year off when my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer - work/life balance in the form of establishing and defending boundaries - being a #biracial #woman in #hightech & #cybersecurity - community with The Diana Initiative, Women + Cybersecurity = Women's Society of Cyberjutsu and GRCIE - growing up #halffilipina in Montgomery, AL - being the #outsider (when you don't belong anywhere, you can belong anywhere) - getting an #autism diagnosis later in life - how #lumpia is an analogy for build vs buy - break into #cyber by going to BSides - my love for presenting at conferences for #librarians - my favorite #library - a story about #compliance done horribly wrong - #cybersecurity as #salesenablement - mentorship and diversity of thought Whew. That was a lot! Look for the Candid CISO in your favorite podcast app, https://lnkd.in/eDpcVkqa , or check the comments for a link! Thanks to Steve Tout and his production skills for making this happen!

Some ghosts are real! Spooky that CackalackyCon will be held on the same dates 11 years later. May 16-18, 2025 More info at https://cackalackycon.org

The CackalackyCon staff is back from their summer break and held it's first meeting for the 2025 conference last night! Mark your calendar. Tell your friends, students, and cool coworkers. If you're the over achieving type, prep your CFP, it will be opening soon. ?? May 16-18, 2025 ?? DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park #infosec #conference

I had the privilege to speak at CackalackyCon in May on "Translating Hacker Insights into Business Value". The interactive session was incredibly engaging, with a lot of insightful questions and discussions from the audience. Many have reached out expressing interest in the recording. For those keen on watching it, I've shared the link here. Feel free to share your own insights and tips on learning to speak the language of business in the comments. Let's learn from each other's experiences. https://lnkd.in/e3kiyAw9 #CackalackyCon #MendoCybersecurity #BusinessValue #HackerInsights #LearningAndSharing

?? This year I channeled my inner The Pokémon Company and released two (mostly similar) versions of my speech "Da Bomb Beyond Insanity - Automating Red Teaming Using Atomics" - once at CackalackyCon in Raleigh and once at SummerCon in Brooklyn. ?? Check it out if you want to learn about how using the Red Canary project Atomic Red Team along with some free tools (like Security Risk Advisors's Vectr) can help you track your organization's security maturity against the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Use it to tell a story of constant improvement and efficiency while giving your red team time to work on novel attacks. CackalackyCon version: https://lnkd.in/ecPRQ2Ye SummerCon version: https://lnkd.in/eu_FNeXk

We've set the dates for the next conference. Put it on your calendar and tell your mentee, coworkers, and friends to save the date too! ?? May 16-18, 2025 ?? DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park https://cackalackycon.org/

If I could only choose 1 conference to go to every year it would be CackalackyCon. The people are awesome, the talks are great, and it is very well organized. If you didn’t make it though you can catch the talks!

Recorded talks from our 2024 conference are now available on YouTube! ? Leave likes for your favorite talks to let the speaker know you enjoyed it. ? Please note that some talks were not recorded or only partially recorded. ?? Remember to subscribe and follow us for the latest about the conference. https://lnkd.in/ecV4nbGc

Retro of the backend / infra for Cackalacky con 2024. Lots of lessons learned, looking forward to building better things for next year! https://lnkd.in/ebnsdpuJ