After a great time at the Microsoft Small Business Summit, I flew home only to spend 5 hours on delay in the Newark airport. I was fine, but was missing the RV! Well, we got the RV back on Friday, loaded it up and headed out on Saturday. We arrived Sunday night in Kansas City – and I was honored to the deliver the keynote for the Midwest Consolidated Security Forum today. It was a blast to see some old friends while making new ones, too.
Due to popular demand – James Costello and I will be hosting a session tomorrow on how to build an awareness program that works, based on our Pop Culture Security program (and yes, I am WAAAAY late on posting our next episode. I blame the thieves – and am almost caught up). Join us if you can! Thursday I am honored to be invited to the CCKC event – 7pm local time. It’s a busy week.
Next Stop? Seattle! I will be leading a session at the Secure World Seattle event — and hoping to meet many of the Security Twits and good friends in the area. Will be my first Halloween in Seattle – and we’re looking forward to it!
Discussion Forum Activity
Here are some recent discussions ripe for contribution or learning:
- Securing road warriors Hotspot usage
- Snort Win32
- OWASP EU Summit 2008
- RSA Europe
- Favorite Podcasts OUTSIDE of Security and Technology
List of community blogger and podcasters
(I am working to ensure the list is accurate and separate out the blogs from the podcasts – let me know if you need to be updated/included)
What Security Blogs and Podcasts are represented in this community? (http://www.securitycatalyst.org/forums/index.php?topic=28.0)
About the Security Catalyst Community
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Where is Michael – onTour Schedule & Updates
As we set out to journey the country, keep tabs on our schedule and opportunities to meet at www.catalystontour.tv or follow the progress of the book and speaking tour at www.intothebreach.com. As always, if you are on the way (or in the city we are heading), please contact me directly so we can meet. Our RV is our home, and our home is always open to our friends.
I am also spending more time on twitter these days – and would love to engage in the conversation with you. You can learn more about twitter here: http://twitter.com/ and “follow” and chat with me here: https://twitter.com/catalyst
Coming Up:
- Week of October 20: Kansas City for the MCSF Keynote http://www.mcsfonline.org/
- Week of October 27: Seattle – Secure World Seattle (look for more details coming soon)
- Week of November 3: Portland, Oregon, Keynote for: http://www.nwsecurityconference.com
- Week of November 10: (transit back to East Coast, perhaps via Dallas)
- Week of November 17: DC Metro – CSI Conference (look for more details) and Philadelphia, PA for a private briefing for the CSO Breakfast Club
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