Ten things you need to know about the judges of the Find Evil! Hackathon:
1. They put cybercriminals in prison, testifying in military, federal, and state courtrooms.
2. Built some of the first government cyber-forensics labs.
3. Investigate computer intrusions, fraud, counterintelligence, narcotics, and homicide.
4. Stood up entire countries' national cyber-defense teams from scratch.
5. Hunt nation-state attackers inside Fortune 500 networks.
6. Wrote the books and shaped the standards the AI security field now follows, from OWASP to NIST.
7. Shipped the AI honeypots, cyber ranges, and autonomous agents deployed by defenders.
8. Wrote the rulebooks the AI industry follows today.
9. Engineer the identity and safety systems behind OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Palo Alto.
10. Carry more than five hundred years combined, with day jobs today at OpenAI, Google Mandiant, Palo Alto Unit 42, Adobe, and Stanford.
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FINAL CALL for Judges and Builders in the Find Evil! hackathon for autonomous Al incident response, sponsored by SANS Institute.
Judges: Find Evil! needs DFIR, AI, cybersecurity, and open-source reviewers who can separate useful autonomous response tools from polished demos. Apply here: https://t.co/O4h3XWU8vH (orientation call Friday, June 12!)
Builders! Enter and compete for $22,000+ in prizes. Join here: https://t.co/M9hFtmhmoi Submissions due 15 June 11:45 PM ET.
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@ZackKorman Want to learn how to do Zero Trust for AI?
Especially in the Microsoft ecosystem.
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Although I didn't know him personally, Eric inspired me in many ways. I bought two of his books where he shares his knowledge and experience in depth when it comes to operational cybersecurity at larger organizations. RIP Eric Cole.
I’m incredibly sad to hear about the passing of @drericcole. After taking a course with him many years ago, he became the reason I wanted to become a SANS instructor. He was an amazing instructor and a kind person. You will be missed, Eric. RIP.
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@imuratalpay I hear you. Just food for thoughts. If you are experiencing the same things over a long period of time you gotta switch it up somewhere somehow. Good luck Dear!
@coreyepstein Only traits I'm personally looking for rn:
- hunger
- willing to learn
- coachable
- honesty
- integrity
traits like this seem to be all that matters in this new era of abundance.
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