For those that haven’t heard I’m honored to have been chosen to speak at this year’s BSidesLV again. I’m continuing on with my whole “career” theme. Last year I discussed how to get into security and create a strong foundation. This year I’ll be discussing how to build on top of that foundation to...
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Tags: bsideslv, career, networking, twitter
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Believe it or not, Twitter isn’t the only way that those of us in the local infosec community choose to communicate. (But if you’re interested, you can see a list of local security professionals that are on Twitter here.) The other popular way for local security professionals to communicate is through email lists. But...
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Tags: dc, email-lists, infosec, md, networking, nova, security
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Much like the ISSA – DC Chapter meetup this week, the ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup on August 20th will be a social/networking event instead of a traditional meetup. In addition to getting the opportunity to hang out with your fellow security professionals, there will also be free refreshments provided. But as the ISSA –...
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Tags: dc, infosec, issa-nova, md, meetup, networking, nova, security-event, social-event
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Recently, we were asked by security professional @oneguynick who he should follow on Twitter, and how he can get involved in the local security community. oneguynick @grecs I moved to NOVA in Jan. Can your recommend other people to follow in our community near here? Want to get more involved. While we haven’t talked...
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Tags: grecs, infosec, local-security, local-security-bloggers, local-security-professionals, networking, novainfosec twits, security, twitter
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Whether you belong to the ISSA – DC Chapter or want to learn more about it, the ISSA – DC Annual Social Event on August 18th promises good food and even better networking. Free for members and $10 for non-members, the ISSA – DC Annual Social Event staff encourage you to invite a colleague...
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Tags: event, infosec, issa, issa-dc, issa-dc-annual-networking-and-social-event, meetup, networking, nova
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Since the last NovaInfosec Twits post there have been a lot of updates to the NovaInfosec Twits page that everyone may find useful. First off, we’ve sloooooowly been adding people… The list is still quite small but we hope that it continues to grow. To be added to NovaInfosec Twits, just message @grecs that...
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Tags: hashtag, infosec, network security, networking, nova, novainfosec twits, retweet, Social Media, twit directory, twitter
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We are trying this new Twitter groups/retweet service out to better manage NovaInfosec Twits. All you need to do is message @grecs to be added to the group (along with your associated web site) and start following @novainfosec. We’ll add you to the NovaInfosec Twits page and follow you back. Then to let everyone...
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Tags: infosec, networking, nova, novainfosec twits, retweet, Social Media, twitter
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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)...
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Tags: infosec, jaiku, network security, networking, nova, novainfosec twits, pownce, Securitagreed:y, Social Media, tweet scan, twitter, twitter karma, twitter packs
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