I really love what they’ve been doing with the whole Security Twits thing so I thought that maybe our local area could use something similar. To honor the post that started it all, here is the official announcement (with our information substituted in).
There seems to be quite the little NoVA information security (NovaInfosec) community growing on Twitter, which truthfully has made for some fascinating discussion over the last few weeks. However there are a few challenges:
- It’s really hard to find each other. Searches via Tweet Scan on the “novainfosec” keyword result in everything from complaining about physical security to debating homeland security to emo song lyrics.
- Not a whole lot of of NovaInfosec folks are yet on Twitter, and if they are, see bullet No. 1.
- Even if you find a NovaInfosec person and add them, unless they use Twitter Karma, they may not even know you’re following them due to Twitter’s unreliable and sporadic notification system.
What’s the solution? Twitter Packs, while a great tool, can be a bit daunting if you’re really trying to dig into one niche area, and really at this point only Twitter power users know about the packs. It was suggested to me yesterday that a separate list of “NovaInfosec Twits” (really, guys, it’s not an insult — Twitter users = Twits) that the NovaInfosec community could manage itself would be a great tool. I agreed:
NOVAINFOSEC TWITS LIST IS HERE
So, what now? Click on the names above to view the NovaInfosec Twits’ (I swear this is what it’s called…) Twitter pages, and if you’re on Twitter, add them to your follower list. If you’re not on Twitter, sign up. Whether it be Twitter or Pownce or Jaiku, micro-blogging is on fire right now, and based on research thus far the NovaInfosec network hasn’t spread as widely to the other two services — yet. If you’re new to Twitter, read this blog post on the must-haves for newbies. Send this list to your own NovaInfosec networks and recruit more NovaInfosec Twits. Comment below if you have any corrections or additions.
Oh, and if you want to add me to your Twitter feed, I am over here. Feedback is always welcome.
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