BEYOND subreddits
Someone created a presentation about some (not so) super-secret subreddits and a funny thing happened on the way to SAINTCON
or
exfiltrating our security bubble
Utah's security community really needs to get out of its shell
or
- Subreddits for Utah's security community
- Opportunities to advance security in Utah
this presentation
'90s: BBSs, MS-DOS, Commodore64
2013: First SAINTCON!
2015: SecureUtah.org + UtahWatch.org
2016+: Security & privacy advocate
Jon Jarvis
reddit.com
- share links & text, comment, discuss
- anyone can create a user account
- anyone can create a subforum
- subforums are called subreddits
- subreddits have moderators
- subreddits can be styled with CSS
r/SAINTCON
Hopefully, this subreddit will:
- expand on the workshops and presentations
- continue social and professional relationships
- serve as an informal repository of con materials
- attract more Utahns to next year's conference
Only approved users can create a post
Any reddit user can comment
r/UtahSAINT
Hopefully, this subreddit will:
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enable more interaction among members
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allow for longer and more nuanced discussions
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help us share and increase our knowledge
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encourage involvement elsewhere in Utah
Private subreddit (...for now?)
Only approved users can view, create a post, or comment
me
Cybersecurity == Public Safety Encryption SHOULD be the default Privacy SHOULD be protected InfoSec REQUIRES human diversity
From RFC 2119:
InfoSec REQUIRES human diversity
We need:
A mix of gender, race, backgrounds, experiences
Lawyers that can parse code and networks
Hospitals that can evaluate hardware security
Government employees that can ensure data integrity
Librarians that can identify and prevent privacy leaks
Small businesses that can focus on business
Info Sec jobs in Utah
BLS: May 2015 State Occupational Employment
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~ 1,324,460 'employed people' in Utah
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~ 40k classified as IT jobs ( 3% of total )
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~ 360 Information Security Analysts
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~ 700 SAINTCON attendees
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...who else is out there that could be here?
tech in Utah =
Educated, tech-ready workforce
Startups and VCs are mushrooming
Gov tech is top 5 for past decade [2008-2014, 2016]
Utah leads the country in tech sector growth
CNBC: Utah is #1 state for business
you
Why are you here at SAINTCON?
Why do you care about security?
How will you use your new superpowers?
How will you contribute to your community?
What will you do to improve security in Utah?
opportunities
tech conferences & groups
non-tech opportunities
opportunities
Political Process, State Politicians
opportunities
- Find out about upcoming bills
- Find your state legislators
- Contact them and get involved!
Lawyers, Law Firms
- Utah State Bar
- Cyberlaw Section
- Legal Hackers needs a Utah chapter
- Utah law firms need HTTPS
opportunities
Startups, VCs, Business
opportunities
Journalists
opportunities
Libraries
- ALA Privacy week
- Online security classes
- Library Freedom Project
- Run a Tor exit node
- Utah Library Association
opportunities
Domestic Abuse Services,
Women's Shelters, Homeless Shelters
opportunities
Client safety is paramount
what's next?
I don't know, but it will be awesome
SAINTCON 2017: you, up here, talking about the great thing you did