Introductory talk on the need to use password managers and a quick review of Lastpass' features.
Presented at the OWASP Austin Cryptoparty in January, 2021.
Presenting an informal lunch talk on using a password manager to handle personal internet accounts securely. Also discussing 2-factor authentication a bit. Discussion features Lastpass a little bit.
The subject of passwords is important today since they protect all of your accounts, and are frequently attacked by crackers. In this presentation I examine the technology used to handle and protect passwords, and make recommendations for what the user can do to protect themselves online.
Presenting an informal lunch talk on using a password manager to handle personal internet accounts securely. Also discussing 2-factor authentication a bit. Discussion features Lastpass a little bit.
The subject of passwords is important today since they protect all of your accounts, and are frequently attacked by crackers. In this presentation I examine the technology used to handle and protect passwords, and make recommendations for what the user can do to protect themselves online.
Nonprofit technology common problems and some possible solutions501 Commons
As a part of the NPower Northwest Tech Assessment Cohort Program, our AmeriCorps VISTA team found 8 common problems present in many small budget nonprofits. At our final meeting we presented some possible low-cost or free solutions.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training Presentation v1.3DallasHaselhorst
This free cybersecurity awareness training slide deck is meant to be used by organizations and end users to educate them on ways to avoid scams and attacks and become more security aware. This slide deck is based on version 1.3 of our wildly popular slide deck we originally released as open-source in September 2019. In just over 6 months, it was downloaded thousands of times and in over 150 countries!
On our website, you will also find several other related goodies. For example, we have worksheets free and downloadable worksheets referenced in the training. We have a free cybersecurity quiz that is based directly off of this material so anyone can test their awareness knowledge. We even have a downloadable 'certificate of completion' for this training, which allows attendees to fill-in their name and date so they can then print it out to show others (or even their employer) that they are now more cyber aware.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/cat
We also have a video/webinar presentation of this material if you would like to share it with others.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/cat#video
Want to take this content and present it in your own community? Fantastic! You may download this slide deck as editable content. This allows you to make changes and present it at your local library, business events, co-working spaces, schools, etc. The latest version is always available on our website as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) or using ‘Make a Copy’ in Google Slides.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/slides
This talk will try to take you into thinking about your technical reasoning for scaling on the first 18 months of your startup, some things are hard to get right and we hope you learn from our experience!
Password best practices and the last pass hackKevin OBrien
This presentation looks at the best practices for password security, and shows why LastPass is still one of the best tools for keeping you safe on the Internet
Strong business needs strong foundationsLeesa Watego
In 2018, I was invited to present at the inaugural Strong Women Strong Business conference hosted by Indigenous Business Australia in Adelaide.
In the 'digital' category, I focused on the need for small business to implement good digital security practices, including good password management.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training Presentation v1.0DallasHaselhorst
Note: There is an updated version of this slide deck available on SlideShare at
https://www.slideshare.net/DallasHaselhorst/cybersecurity-awareness-training-presentation-v11
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Do you want an cybersecurity awareness training you can present at *your* business or in *your* community? Awesome!
We spent months putting together this training presentation on cybersecurity awareness. We then presented it multiple times and continued modifying the presentation based on feedback from attendees as well as feedback from those in the information security community. We are now releasing this in the hope it is a call to action for others in their communities.
The slides are available for download on our website. Download it and please present it in your own communities, e.g. at your local library, business events, co-working spaces, schools, etc. We also have a free cybersecurity quiz available on the site that is also based on the material.
Download the latest version as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) or 'Make a Copy' in Google Slides.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/slides
This was a 45 minute presentation given to the Calgary WordPress Meetup group on April 23, 2013 on WordPress Security along with additional tips and tricks on password best practices.
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/The-Calgary-WordPress-Meetup-Group/
Presenter: http://rexroar.com
Crypto OpSec - How to Securely Store Bitcoin and Other Crypto AssetsThatCrypto
Video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JQZxkyStI
Now you want to buy some Bitcoin as a savings (store of value) vehicle.
Now, the question arises, how do you securely store your Bitcoin, or other crypto assets long term?
There are 2 major risks you have to mitigate:
- you can lose your Bitcoin (lose your private key, and the ability to spend your coins)
- your Bitcoin can be stolen
Let's talk about what options you have and what are the risks and benefits of each option and what sorts of attack vectors you should be aware of:
- Keep Bitcoin in custody (on exchanges)
- Mobile wallets
- Desktop wallets
- Hardware wallets
- Privacy and physical attacks
This presentation was given to a group of SFS students at GW. It's designed to be semi-case study driven on the problems I've encountered on assessments and how programming can help solve them.
Nonprofit technology common problems and some possible solutions501 Commons
As a part of the NPower Northwest Tech Assessment Cohort Program, our AmeriCorps VISTA team found 8 common problems present in many small budget nonprofits. At our final meeting we presented some possible low-cost or free solutions.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training Presentation v1.3DallasHaselhorst
This free cybersecurity awareness training slide deck is meant to be used by organizations and end users to educate them on ways to avoid scams and attacks and become more security aware. This slide deck is based on version 1.3 of our wildly popular slide deck we originally released as open-source in September 2019. In just over 6 months, it was downloaded thousands of times and in over 150 countries!
On our website, you will also find several other related goodies. For example, we have worksheets free and downloadable worksheets referenced in the training. We have a free cybersecurity quiz that is based directly off of this material so anyone can test their awareness knowledge. We even have a downloadable 'certificate of completion' for this training, which allows attendees to fill-in their name and date so they can then print it out to show others (or even their employer) that they are now more cyber aware.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/cat
We also have a video/webinar presentation of this material if you would like to share it with others.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/cat#video
Want to take this content and present it in your own community? Fantastic! You may download this slide deck as editable content. This allows you to make changes and present it at your local library, business events, co-working spaces, schools, etc. The latest version is always available on our website as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) or using ‘Make a Copy’ in Google Slides.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/slides
This talk will try to take you into thinking about your technical reasoning for scaling on the first 18 months of your startup, some things are hard to get right and we hope you learn from our experience!
Password best practices and the last pass hackKevin OBrien
This presentation looks at the best practices for password security, and shows why LastPass is still one of the best tools for keeping you safe on the Internet
Strong business needs strong foundationsLeesa Watego
In 2018, I was invited to present at the inaugural Strong Women Strong Business conference hosted by Indigenous Business Australia in Adelaide.
In the 'digital' category, I focused on the need for small business to implement good digital security practices, including good password management.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training Presentation v1.0DallasHaselhorst
Note: There is an updated version of this slide deck available on SlideShare at
https://www.slideshare.net/DallasHaselhorst/cybersecurity-awareness-training-presentation-v11
--
Do you want an cybersecurity awareness training you can present at *your* business or in *your* community? Awesome!
We spent months putting together this training presentation on cybersecurity awareness. We then presented it multiple times and continued modifying the presentation based on feedback from attendees as well as feedback from those in the information security community. We are now releasing this in the hope it is a call to action for others in their communities.
The slides are available for download on our website. Download it and please present it in your own communities, e.g. at your local library, business events, co-working spaces, schools, etc. We also have a free cybersecurity quiz available on the site that is also based on the material.
Download the latest version as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) or 'Make a Copy' in Google Slides.
https://www.treetopsecurity.com/slides
This was a 45 minute presentation given to the Calgary WordPress Meetup group on April 23, 2013 on WordPress Security along with additional tips and tricks on password best practices.
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/The-Calgary-WordPress-Meetup-Group/
Presenter: http://rexroar.com
Crypto OpSec - How to Securely Store Bitcoin and Other Crypto AssetsThatCrypto
Video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JQZxkyStI
Now you want to buy some Bitcoin as a savings (store of value) vehicle.
Now, the question arises, how do you securely store your Bitcoin, or other crypto assets long term?
There are 2 major risks you have to mitigate:
- you can lose your Bitcoin (lose your private key, and the ability to spend your coins)
- your Bitcoin can be stolen
Let's talk about what options you have and what are the risks and benefits of each option and what sorts of attack vectors you should be aware of:
- Keep Bitcoin in custody (on exchanges)
- Mobile wallets
- Desktop wallets
- Hardware wallets
- Privacy and physical attacks
This presentation was given to a group of SFS students at GW. It's designed to be semi-case study driven on the problems I've encountered on assessments and how programming can help solve them.
Talk at Dog Days of DevOps Austin 2022 highlighting the main features of Taskfiles. Demo source code is available at https://github.com/bertold/task-demo
Finding qualified test engineers is a constant challenge for hiring managers. Higher educational institutions also add to the problem by offering few options for preparing students for QA positions. The talk will delve into techniques that I have used to create multiple funnels for finding qualified candidates and to reduce the time for bringing in the best talent to your team. Benefits of internship as well as apprenticeship programs, best ways to use college career fairs, organizing or supporting local tech events and meetups, how to use prospecting, posting openings on non-traditional forums (such as Craigslist, Hacker News, etc) and using social media will be covered in this presentation.
Less than a year ago, we introduced time-boxed (2-hour) session based tests at ESO Solutions to reduce the number of defects escaping into production, to cross-train the quality assurance engineers as well as provide our support team (frontline support, sustaining engineering) a way to test new features prior to rollout to production. The format and execution of these sessions have evolved over time based on feedback from participants. They have become tremendously popular in the organization.
This talk will go into details about the goals, motivation of these events - called bug bashes -, explain the lessons learned and both the expected and unexpected benefits. The presentation will describe how the bug bashes were setup, the specific roles, the rules that the participants followed as well as how the event was gamified. In addition to the positive impact on product quality, the talk will go into detail on non-technical gains as well such as bringing down organizational silos and creating an atmosphere that software test and development engineers and non-engineering staff enjoy and look forward to.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
The Metaverse is popularized in science fiction, and now it is becoming closer to being a part of our daily lives through the use of social media and shopping companies. How can businesses survive in a world where Artificial Intelligence is becoming the present as well as the future of technology, and how does the Metaverse fit into business strategy when futurist ideas are developing into reality at accelerated rates? How do we do this when our data isn't up to scratch? How can we move towards success with our data so we are set up for the Metaverse when it arrives?
How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
2. Nice to meet you!
Bertold Kolics
● Question Asker at mabl
● Past roles include developer & tester
● Twitter: @bkolics
● Web: https://bertold.kolics.net
QA Manager, mabl
3. Passwords? I need more than one?
● In Real Life - physical keys
● Do you need more than one? YES!!!
○ If you lose one, the damage is limited, replace
just one lock
○ If you want to share one, you can limit who has
access to what
● Do you want your locks to be hard to pick? Of course!
4. Passwords are your keys on the Internet
Keep Them
● Secure
○ away from the eyes of the hackers
● Unique
○ unique key for each door - unique password for each service
● Hard to guess
○ Not just 123456 or your anniversary
○ Internet is open 24/7, ton of information is public about you
○ Don’t make it easy for the bad guys
5. How Do I Remember them All?
Do Not Remember Them All*
● In Real Life - physical keys
○ do you need more than one?
○ do your locks need to be hard to pick?
● YES - for your own security
○ If you lose one, the damage is limited, replace just one lock
○ If you want to share one, you can limit who has access to what
● Passwords are your keys on the Internet
○ Keep them secure
6. ● Your safe deposit box for the Internet
○ where you can keep your passwords securely
○ and do so much more
● Just one key to rule them all
○ the password to the password manager
○ make it hard to guess
■ more characters the better
■ use special characters, number
Password Managers To The Rescue
7. ● Create a strong password
○ PasswordCard
https://passwordcard.org
○ Diceware - https://bit.ly/diceware
■ roll dice 6 times
■ match them to words
● Practice to memorize it
● Store in your real life safe deposit box
○ No sticky note on monitor
Keep The Master Password Safe
8. Password managers do even more
● Generate secure, hard-to-guess passwords
● Automatically fill in username and password on websites
● Enable secure sharing with your family or friends
○ never e-mail or text passwords in clear text
● Not just for passwords
○ secure text
○ secure copies of important documents
9. Lastpass
● Download from https://lastpass.com for the desktop
○ Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari
○ Standalone app
● Download from the App Store or Android Store for your phone
● Passwords and other data will be at your fingertips
○ synchronized across devices such as iPhone, Windows laptop
14. Sharing, notes
● Share credentials safely with others without
sending passwords in clear-text in emails
● Notes allow you to save additional information
such as recovery codes
15. Lastpass - recap
● You must not use the same password across multiple sites
● You cannot remember all your passwords
● Use password managers to keep passwords safe
○ The last password you have to remember is
● Free tool for basic usage
○ paid options available for advanced users or family subscription
16. A word of caution
● Do not forget your master password
● LastPass cannot access your
credentials stored inside your
password vault