TLDR: 2013 rocked and 2014 will be even better.
My 2013 resolution was “Read less, do more.” Do more, I did. Let’s recap.
Software development. I added new channels to the #incog library and rewrote it as a PowerShell module, which I released at a talk at Source Boston and taught at a workshop at Eastern Michigan University. I contributed to the PowerShell Security or PoshSec project, which I presented on with the project lead’s Matt Johnson, and this became one of the most popular talks on the #misec YouTube channel. I also contributed to a variety of side projects with Charles Green of SimplyCubed.
Systems engineering. My DevOps team at Munder Capital architected and designed a new private cloud infrastructure that offers significantly higher performance and security than public cloud, at a lower price point. I presented on both the design and on my team leadership at CIO Symposiums in Grand Rapids and Sioux Falls. I left Munder in August, confident in my team’s ability to execute on the vision.
Cyber security. I joined VioPoint as the VP of Consulting in August, and I have been building out the security team and the new Security Operations Center. Collaborating with MiSec, we began working on a threat modeling approach. It is a unique model in that it encompasses communication, threat intelligence, mitigating controls, and security exercises. We have since presented at this approach at a number of conferences and taught it at a workshop, and are working on a whitepaper.
This brings us to 2014, where my resolution is growth. Growth for my MiSec community. Growth for my VioPoint team. Growth for me, personally and professionally. We have expanded the MiSec monthly meeting space and we will be launching a new conference this summer. I will be adding several more talented folks to my VioPoint team, and expanding our security monitoring and testing services. You can expect to see me engaging more with the security community and being a bit more out in front than I have been in years past. It is time to take it up a notch.
As always, thank you for reading and joining me. Let’s roll.
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