The document summarizes a women-only reverse engineering workshop hosted by BlackHoodie. It discusses creating an inclusive space for the 27 attendees of 14 nationalities. It addresses concerns about looking "weak" or "preferred" for hosting a women-only event. It shares BlackHoodie's experience in malware analysis and recognition in the field. It provides tips for building up others, such as giving challenging tasks and supporting mistakes. It advocates for inclusive, non-offensive language and for addressing minorities as opportunities rather than problems.

1. The Magic Superpowers
of a well-established „us“

2. Who is „us“??
And what the hell are superpowers??

4. BlackHoodie 2016
A story about an „us“ I wasn‘t aware was there

5. BlackHoodie 2016
- 2-day RE workshop
- hosted at G Data Campus
- women-only, for free
- second edition
- 27 attendees
- 14 nationalities, 5 continents
- Static RE, packers,
anti-analysis

7. I had told the attendees its a tech event,
and I wasn‘t joking.

8. We come to fight patriarchy,
except that we‘re not.

9. Waiting for the
otherness of the other to
disappear.
- John Fowles

10. XYZ-Only
Its a save space
Its an inviting space
Its an inclusive space
Its a supportive space
Backlash possible
Concerns, that we might
look „weak“
look „prefered“

11. equal opportunities
or equal opportunities

13. Where I come from
Malware Analyst in 2011
Won Halvar‘s RE challenge in 2013
Went to SyScan
Then went to many many other conferences
Analyzed Babar
Now internationally recognized malware specialist and…
Wait… what??

15. Anger & Fear
Anger, that folks wouldn‘t
believe I could do what I
intended to do
Fear, of failing and
disappointing those who
trusted I could

16. The many
Master Yodas
I believe motivated people
motivates people… so everyone
needs everyone, there is no
such a thing as rockstars
- Rodrigo Branco

17. Being Padawan
Pick the challenging tasks
Do things that are difficult
Stick to it, make it yours
Practise, practise, practise
Stay hungry
Stay humble
Trust Yoda

18. Role Models, or:
The
that-could-be-me
effect

19. In The Workplace
You hire specialists to have them tell you
what to do, not the other way round
- Chris Baker
Give them difficult tasks, then let them make mistakes
Hire the learners, not the know-it-alls
Make sure they‘re comfortable in the office at all times

20. Building Bridges

21. How to get more smart imposters to
do amazing security things
- give them a smile, be welcoming
- ask questions about their work, and listen
- engage in conversations
- before you explain things, make sure the explanation is needed
- help folks understand their own achievements
- push, gently, then support
- connect other like minded minds
- be excellent to each other

22. DONT:
- ask how did you get here,
what are you doing here,
why did you decide to do $technology
- ask for a phone number, a date, a place to sleep
- assume someone is present bc. of their significant other
- assume third party is responsible for someones
achievements
- brag or intentionally play down other’s achievements
- act offensive
- take over someone else’s tasks

23. Landslides don‘t change
things for the better,
little actions do.

24. - Justine Bone
As a “women in technology”, I am often called out for
that fact—asked to help out on women-in-tech
projects, asked how to “fix” the problem, etc
[…]
… we as minorities are not a problem, but an
opportunity, and we’d probably find the whole scene
more appealing if it were addressed as such.

25. Hacker Spheres and Career Opps
Rapidly growing field
Lack of engineers creates hilarious
freedom for the pety few
Its challenging
Mastering challenging things makes
you happy
It keeps you busy
Generally pays well

26. Marion Marschalek
marion@0x1338.at
@pinkflawd