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Yawps
So one thing I have as a "lessons learned" from the past 20 years is that
security is not a proactive sport. In fact, we are all experts at running
to where the ball _was_as opposed to where it is _going_.
Like, if you listen to Risky Biz this week, Patrick asks Metlstorm whether
it's time to go out and replace all the old enterprise file sharing systems
<https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1641629743534559233?s=20> you
have around, proactively. And the answer, from Metl, who's hacked into
every org in Oceania for the past 20 years, is "yeah, this is generating
huge return on investment for the ransomware crews so they're just going to
keep doing it, and being proactive might be a great idea." But what he
didn't say, but clearly had in his head was "but lol, nobody is going to
actually do that. So good luck out there chooms!"
At some level, STIX and TAXII and the whole CTI market are about passing
around information on what someone _might_ have used to hack something, at
some point in the _distant past_. It's a paleontology of hackers past - XML
schemas about huge ancient reptiles swimming in the tropical seas of
your networks, the taxonomies of extinct orders we now know only through a
delicate finger-like flipper bone or a clever piece of shellcode.
-dave
The Computer Science department at Louisiana State University (LSU) is
currently hiring for many faculty positions related to applied cyber
security. Courses taught inside this department include reverse
engineering, malware analysis, binary exploitation, memory forensics
and other intensive courses related to incident response and offensive
security.
Ideal candidates will have significant experience with deeply
technical areas of cybersecurity. LSU was recently granted the CAE-CO
designation and is one of only 21 schools nation-wide to hold it as it
is the most technical designation granted by NSA and DHS. The
department also runs a large SFS program for cyber security students.
If you are interested in one of these positions, then please see the
following link. I also ask my industry contacts to please spread the
word within academic communities that you have access to:
https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/job/3325-Patrick-F-Taylor-Hall/…
The cybersecurity effort at LSU has strong support from the highest
levels of the school and is rapidly expanding – so now is the perfect
time to join.
PS: I am not employed by LSU, but do work very closely with the CS
department to ensure the courses are relevant to industry and rigorous
enough for students to leave with real-world, hands-on experience. If
you have questions related to the position, then please direct them to
Dr. Golden Richard at LSU: https://www.cct.lsu.edu/~golden/
Thanks,
Andrew
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