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It is CFP season… So what

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on It is CFP season… So what

It has begun. CFP season is upon us. Really it tends to go throughout the year, but with Defcon opening up its calls, RSA sending out rejection letters to everyone, and it being early in the calendar year, it seems there are more tweets about CFPs than at other times of the year. Talking at…

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Not Much This Time

Posted on January 18, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Not Much This Time

So after the last 2 posts, This one is going to be pretty short. The rage over certifications on twitter continued for a few days. It seems to have calmed down again. End result to me is, people are people and opinions are, well you know the rest of that old line. Brakeing Down Security…

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Time for a rant

Posted on January 13, 2018January 13, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Time for a rant

This post is going to piss some people off, if they read it. I love the infosec community as a general statement, but there are things that get under my skin. I understand people have opinions and thoughts, but sometimes the “rockstars” can go too far. Dan Tentler, @viss on twitter, recently went off on…

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