“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Most famously attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, this quote reflects the sentiment of the Shoulders of InfoSec Project and this presentation. All of us in the field of information security stand on the shoulders of giants, this presentation is dedicated to shining a light on those shoulders- the known and unknown. From pioneers in the field to founders of the industry and even significant members of the hacker community, this talk will bring perspective to the people and ideas which shape the modern security landscape.

1. Once upon a time…
InfoSec History 101
Jack Daniel Security BSides Tenable Network Security

2. Sound Check

3. Once upon a time…
InfoSec History 101
Jack Daniel Security BSides Tenable Network Security

4. But first…

5. I am ignorant

6. I am ignorant
Don’t laugh, we all are.

7. If security were music
we could trace its roots
Can we say that about our profession?

8. Join me for a journey
through
early-mid 20th century music

9. Middle Eastern Folk
Misirlou
Michalis Batrinos

10. Jewish Folk
Hava Nagila
The Klezmer Lounge Band

11. Delta Blues
Traveling Riverside Blues
Robert Johnson

12. Chicago Blues
Killing Floor
Howlin’ Wolf

13. Early rock – proto metal – proto punk
Rumble
Link Wray

14. Early rock – proto metal – proto punk
Rumble
Link Wray

15. Early rock – proto metal – proto punk
Rumble
Link Wray

16. Early rock – proto metal – proto punk
Rumble on the Docks
Link Wray

17. Early rock – Surf guitar
Dick Dale
Hava Nagila

18. Early rock – Surf guitar
Dick Dale
Miserlou

19. “Classic” Rock
Lemon Song
Led Zeppelin

20. Proto-punk? Proto Grunge?
The Sonics
Strychnine

21. Want more perspectives?
Check out the documentary “It Might Get Loud”
Trace Herbie Hancock’s music through the decades
Find the BBC4 documentary on the song Summertime

22. Now try that with infosec…

23. Why look back?

24. Image credit: Pratheep P S, www. Pratheep.comCC BY-SA 3.0

25. Why we don’t know
who and what
we don’t know

26. Things were different

27. We can’t keep up

28. Not even a 404

29. .mil, .gov, .edu

30. No longer active

31. Not on the “con circuit”

32. You know the names,
do you know the people?

33. You certainly know of Alan Turing
By GabboT (12 Yearsa Slave 38) [CC BY-SA 2.0]

34. You certainly know of Alan Turing

35. But you probably never heard of
Harold “Doc” Keene

36. And you probably don’t know
Henryk Zygalski

37. Or
Jerzy Różycki

38. And probably not
Marian Rejewski

39. You know the names, do you know the people?
Diffie-Hellman

40. You know the names, do you know the people?
Whitfield Diffie
Marty Hellman
Image Credit: ChuckPainter/StanfordNews Servicevia livinginternet.com

41. But have you heard of
Ralph Merkle
Image Credit: ChuckPainter/StanfordNews Servicevia livinginternet.com

42. You know the names, do you know the people?
Ron Rivest
Adi Shamir
Len Adleman
Image Credit: unknown, via viterbi.usc.edu

43. You know the names, do you know the people?
Ron Rivest
Adi Shamir
Len Adleman
Image Credit: SteveMaller, courtesy RSA®Conference,via Viterbi.usc.edu

44. But you probably don’t know
James Ellis
Clifford Cocks
Malcolm Williamson

45. But you probably don’t know
James Ellis
Image Credit: unknown, via http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=344

46. But you probably don’t know
Clifford Cocks
Image Credit: unknown, via http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11475101

47. But you probably don’t know
Malcolm Williamson
Image Credit: unknown, via http://www.livinginternet.com/i/is_crypt_pkc_inv.htm#gchq

48. Twelve People
Some you know
Some you’ve heard of
Some likely unknown to you

49. Nevil Maskeline
Victorian-era magician, inventor, and hacker

50. Admiral Grace Hopper
You know her stories, right?
If not, you have homework.

51. Dr. Eugene Spafford
“Spaf”
Image Credit: unknown,
via http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/images/spaf_large.jpg

52. Becky Bace
The Den Mother of Intrusion Detection
The Cranky Broad
Image Credit: unknown,
via http://www.infidel.net/infidels/bacebio/

53. Robert T Morris
He’s why we have a CERT
Image Credit: TrevorBlackwell

54. Robert Morris
His kid kinda embarrassed him
Image credit:
Paul O. BoisvertforThe New YorkTimes

56. Willis Ware
The Ware Report
and much more
Image Credit: unknown, via rand.org

57. Dorothy Denning
“Clipper Chick”
Image Credit: unknown,
Via http://faculty.nps.edu/dedennin/

58. Steve Lipner
“I’m only doing this until
they hire the right person”
Image Credit: Unknown,
Via http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/

59. Bob Abbott
From Cray OS
to open-heart surgery systems
and “Sneakers”
Image credit:Unknown,
Via http://www.computer-history.info/Page1.dir/pages/Abbott.html

60. Jim Anderson
Meteorologist,
Gunnery/Radio Officer,
InfoSec Pioneer
Image Credit: US Naval Postgrad School via YouTube

61. René Carmille
Hacker, hero, martyr.

62. If I have seen further it is by
standing on the shoulders of giants

63. shouldersofinfosec.org

64. Many people have contributed to this project
Thanks to all who helped, including:
Becky Bace
Marcus Ranum
The CISSP Usual Suspects
The Epic Accidental Skype Group Chat
Davi Ottenheimer
Rsnake
And special thanks to:
Spaf - Dr. Eugene Spafford

65. Shameless Self Promotion:
My Blogs:
blog.uncommonsensesecurity.com
travelingcurmudgeon.blogspot.com
Security Weekly Podcast:
securityweekly.com
(formerly Pauldotcom)
And, of course, Twitter
@jack_daniel
@InfosecNoir

66. ShouldersOfInfosec.org
Lists all of the people in today’s presentation,
with a few notes and relevant links.
This is a work in progress, and you can help.

67. The End
The Beginning