Ignite Security Field Day 1

Ignite Gestalt IT – White Belt Business Traveler Kung Fu with Stephen Foskett

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Stephen Foskett, an experienced business traveler, shares practical advice for making frequent business travel more bearable and even beneficial. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on one airline to accumulate status and points, which can lead to better service and free vacations, though he warns that the perks are often overstated. For hotels, he suggests joining multiple loyalty programs to bank points, as elite status is generally not very valuable. Foskett also highlights the advantages of using personal credit cards for business expenses, recommending the Chase Sapphire card for its versatile points system. He advises against carrying a balance to avoid interest charges and suggests that fee-based credit cards can offer worthwhile benefits. Overall, his tips aim to reduce the inconvenience of business travel and maximize the potential for personal rewards.

Personnel: Stephen Foskett

Ignite Gestalt IT – Balloon Tower Defense with Wolfgang Goerlich

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Have you ever wondered if you’re just barely keeping up with all the security vulnerabilities that are out there? You might be surprised at how common that feeling is. Perhaps you feel like you’re just defending against an endless stream of attackers. Wolfgang Goerlich talks about how this is very much like the tower defense game genre and how we can get better at defending IT systems.

Personnel: J Wolfgang Goerlich

Ignite Gestalt IT – Community One with Ethan Banks

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How do you build a community? The bricks of a virtual community aren’t as orderly as those of a mason. Ethan Banks discusses how he helped build the Packet Pushers community and some of the steps he learned along the way to make everyone a better part of the virtual places they congregate.

Personnel: Ethan Banks

Ignite Gestalt IT – Empowerment with Tails by Zoë Rose

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Zoë Rose has a powerful story of using technology to make your life better. She talks about how enabling people can help them get to a better place and avoid abuse. Something as simple as a USB drive can help someone get out of a situation they can’t escape any other way.

Personnel: Zoë Rose

Ignite Gestalt IT – Perspectives on IoT Security with Kori Younger

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Starting out in security can be a scary proposition. Kori Younger discusses how IoT security is a huge looming concern for the security community. She also discussions how perspectives on the community can create and foster discussion on controversial topics and lead to greater understanding.

Personnel: Kori Younger