woland @woland@infosec.exchange

Did you know that in 1982 there was a "Silver Spoons" episode where the main character cracks the encryption of a US military computer and publishes classified weapons secrets in a school newspaper? This was before "War Games" was a movie. Bonus: Gary Coleman was in the episode, guest-starring as Arnold from "Different Strokes." Double bonus: They have to go on the run from the FBI. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0700793/

Let's see. When I was younger I liked telephones. A lot. I still do. That included exploring the PSTN and causing general mischief. I have a Western Electric 1D2 payphone in my bedroom. Among other hobbies... I'm an amateur radio operator, Linux user, open source supporter and electronics meddler. I admire any human who has the patience to work in infosec.

I can't really stomach the wallowing echo chamber of Twitter, so maybe this will be better.

#introductions #infosec #linux #opensource

Gearing up for my first business trip with the new job. I'm still nervous about flying but I'll be masking up and getting tested multiple times after the trip. Not going to any crazy hot spots. We'll see how it goes. If it wasn't a pandemic I'd see the sights, but not now. (One day I will see the Bell Labs museum in Murray Hill, NJ!) Has anyone in the US traveled by air recently? How was it?

I've been quiet lately, but for a good reason. A month ago I got a help desk/network engineering/security job at this really cool MSP. I've already learned so much about system administraton, powershell/GPOs and even physical security systems. We do it all. Three weeks ago I got to see my first big data center and help install a server there. Feels weird to be working in an office as everything is falling apart and so many are suffering. It's surreal.

When the DEFCON Arts and Entertainment team gives a shout out to Ruth Bader Ginsberg. #defcon #defcon28 #DEFCONSafeMode

Then Friday and Saturday I'll be participating in the OpenSOC CTF, learning about threat hunting and IR. And then on Sunday I'll be watching the (free) Blue Team Village workshops I registered for. Not a bad first #defcon.

If I'm being honest I've never been to DEFCON and I'm not really the type. I've never liked big crowds and 30,000 people is a little much. But this year it's virtual and the price is right!

On Thursday I'll be in an all-day class learning about analysis tools like Graylog, Moloch, osquery, Velociraptor, Zeek, Suricata, etc. Those talks will be free to the public on twitch. https://cfc.blueteamvillage.org/call-for-content-2020/schedule/

Hey look everybody, the DHS is using #OSINT to collect information on journalists. From the article it doesn't look like very sophisticated intelligence, but read from it what you will. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-who-published-leaked-documents/2020/07/30/5be5ec9e-d25b-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

Really enjoyed your talk on federated instances at HOPE conference today c0debabe @TheGibson, @TheDoctor@tenforward.social, and R¥. Wanted to make sure I caught it live. #hopeconf

I'll be handling the virtual information booth and answering attendee questions. I've been attending the HOPE conference this week and yesterday I won my first CTF! It was an OSINT CTF. And then I spent most of last night coding in COBOL for fun. So I'm all over the place right now. 👍 I really enjoy this community and it's great to be back.

Hello fediverse! It's been a second since I checked in. Let's see. Since lockdown the job I had ended permanently. During that time I took some free security classes with Marcus J Carey, one of the authors of "Tribe of Hackers." He then helped me get a Security+ voucher and I passed the exam earlier in the month. Now I'm in a temporary staff role at The Diana Initiative helping put the virtual conference on in a few weeks. If you want to volunteer please click below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenUrWnusn-HFuUM-hzjIq2c5gr314bBeH2SBddvR_V6YkGyA/viewform

Am I the only one who double checks to make sure their VPN is working properly every time? Like checking for DNS leaks and opening Wireshark each time you start it. Is that normal behavior or a tad obsessive? It's not like I'm dealing with top secret info.

Hot damn. It's only now that I truly understand all that goes into organizing a conference. And I was just a volunteer, not even an organizer! The WomenHackerz 1st (virtual) conference was a great success. We'll be back next year, hopefully in person.

Did you know that in 1982 there was a "Silver Spoons" episode where the main character cracks the encryption of a US military computer and publishes classified weapons secrets in a school newspaper? This was before "War Games" was a movie. Bonus: Gary Coleman was in the episode, guest-starring as Arnold from "Different Strokes." Double bonus: They have to go on the run from the FBI. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0700793/

While we have a stellar lineup of speakers already we're still looking for more talks for WomenHackerz con.

#WHackzCon is a virtual hacking conference held on June 6th & 7th welcoming everyone! Share your talks with the world! CFP submissions are still open.

http://papercall.io/whackzcon

Ok, I can't be the only one who has accidentally typed in infosex dot exchange as opposed to infosec dot exchange right? The keys are pretty close together.

Every day is a chance to learn something new. That’s how I’ve been trying to cope with this crisis. A few days ago I started studying the Diffie-Hellman key exchange and now I understand how it works and the modular arithmetic behind it. This helped me learn more about cryptography. I’ve never been very good at math, and I don’t have a college degree. But that doesn’t matter. Don’t ever let society’s expectations or roles prevent you from learning. You don’t need anyone’s permission.

"While the hacker’s script has since stopped working after changes to Ohio’s website, another hacker has taken up the project and plans to release an updated version, the anonymous hacker told Motherboard."

Hacker targets Ohio snitch-line set up for employers to report workers who do not return to work because of #COVID19 safety concerns (in order to kick them off unemployment). File this under play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/n7wwdw/ohio-has-stopped-kicking-workers-off-unemployment-after-a-hacker-targeted-its-website?__twitter_impression=true