STS Episode #5: 2019 in Review

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Show Notes

Looking back on 2019

2019 brought a lot of change for my professional life and development as a security professional. In an effort to document this positive momentum, I am recapping a few key areas of my growth from the last year.

Conference Activity:

• March
  • AmerherstSec Meetup
  • SecureWorld Boston
  • BloomCON 0x04 (Speaking)
  • NYBA Technology, Compliance, and Risk Management Forum (Speaking)
• June
  • Layer 8 Conference
• July
  • AmherstSec Meetup (Speaking)
• August
  • DEF CON
• September
  • DerbyCon
• October
  • NJ Bankers IRP Seminar (Speaking)
  • Wild West Hackin’ Fest
• December
  • AmerherstSec Meetup (Speaking)
  • Western MA (ISC)2 – TBD

SANS MSISE Program

• Completion of my first SANS Whitepaper
• GCWN and SEC505

Notable Books

• Managing the Professional Services Firm – David H. Maister
• Skunk Works – Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos
• Good to Great – Jim Collins

I try and read a wide variety of books mixing technical, fiction, viewpoints I agree with and especially viewpoints I disagree with. Full Goodreads 2019 Reading Challenge Results.

This Blog

Most popular blog post: GSEC vs. CISSP (January 2018). Oddly enough, the blog post that got the most attention this year is almost two years old at this point… What does that say about my writing in 2019?

I did not write here nearly as much as I intended to at the start of the year. There are plenty of excuses I could list out here – but the truth is I did not make it a priority.

Looking ahead to 2020

Conference Activity:

• April
  • SANS Orlando
    • ISE 5700: Situational Response Practicum
    • ISE 5800: IT Security Project Management (MGT 525)
      • GIAC Certified Project Manager (GCPM) Certification
• May
  • NOLA CON (Speaking)
  • NYBA Technology, Compliance, and Risk Management Forum

SANS MSISE Program

2020 is looking like a year of another 3-4 GIAC-based MSISE classes. Right now I am targeting completion of the GCCC, GCPM, GCUX. The GDAT also looks pretty interesting, both in my own interests and in applicability to my work as a security consultant.

This Blog

I would like to release a podcast episode each month, aiming for the last Wednesday in each month. In addition to that, I would like to post a written blog monthly, aiming for release around the 15th of each month.