Presented at
THOTCON 0x4 (2013),
April 26, 2013, 3 p.m.
(50 minutes)
With all the hyperbole and rhetoric surrounding "Cyber-War", we've grown blind to the real conflicts. Cyber-War is upon us, but it is NOT like you expected. Citizens are all involved (or will be), but we are not prepared. The conflicts don't have clean battle lines, aren't fought by or between traditional states, and are far more personal and idealogical. Historically, we have only seen cyberwar through failed analogies, or our own greedy lenses. In doing so, we have failed to give proper attention to the subject, let alone understand it. This talk will be more than an honest analysis of the past, present, and near future of cyber-war. From the DARPAnet goals of the Internet, to the original AntiSec's "inevitable conflict", to the guerilla warfare that we must come to understand, we'll outline what cyber-war isn't and, more importantly, what it is and will become. When the shit hits the fan, what role will you play? It's past time to prepare yourself; will you be a warrior, minute man, survivalist, or collateral damage?
Presenters:
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Joshua Corman
as Josh Corman
Joshua Corman is the Director of Security Intelligence for Akamai Technologies and has more than a decade of experience with security and networking software. Most recently he served as Research Director for Enterprise Security at The 451 Group following his time as Principal Security Strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems. Mr. Corman’s cross-domain research highlights adversaries, game theory and motivational structures. His analysis cuts across sectors to the core security challenges plaguing the IT industry, and helps to drive evolutionary strategies toward emerging technologies and shifting incentives. Mr. Corman is a candid and highly-coveted speaker with engagements at leading industry events such as RSA, DEFCON, Interop, ISACA, and SANS. As a staunch advocate for CISOs, Corman also serves as a Fellow with the Ponemon Institute, on the Faculty for IANS, and co-founded Rugged Software – a value-based initiative to raise awareness and usher in an era of secure digital infrastructure. His passion for challenging the status quo won him the title of Top Influencer of IT by NetworkWorld magazine in 2009. Corman received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire. He resides with his wife and two daughters in New Hampshire.
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Jericho
Jericho has been poking about the hacker/security scene for over 19 years (for real), building valuable skills such as skepticism and anger management. As a hacker-turned-security whore, he has a great perspective to offer unsolicited opinion on just about any security topic. A long-time advocate of advancing the field, sometimes by any means necessary, he thinks the idea of 'forward thinking' is quaint; we're supposed to be thinking that way all the time. No degree, no certifications, just the willingness to say things many in this dismal industry are thinking but unwilling to say themselves. He remains a champion of security industry integrity and small misunderstood creatures.
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