After attending my first DISC conference at Dragos yesterday, I realize how easy it is to experience feelings of imposter syndrome. I have to remind myself that I’ve got a lot to offer.
Author Archives: Jim Gilsinn
Some History of Security Levels in ISA/IEC 62443
One of the comments/complaints I’ve heard often about the ISA/IEC 62443 series is that the definition of Security Levels (SLs) is too vague and can’t be used. Many of these comments come from people that are either safety engineers or have worked around inside and/or safety systems for long periods of time. Now that 62443-4-2 …
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BSidesDC QR Registration System
By all accounts, this year’s BSidesDC (http://www.bsidesdc.org) registration system was a vast improvement over previous years. We’ve had a variety of problems that have all caused on-site check-in for registered attendees, sponsors, speakers, and trainees to be extremely slow. The 2015 BSidesDC conference was particularly bad, resulting in a nearly complete failure of the automated …
Obligatory First Post
This is my obligatory first post. This is my first real attempt at blogging. I have written quite a bit over the years, and had discussions with many of my friends. I’ve never really gotten into writing my thoughts down for others to see. There have been a lot of times where I’ve just wanted …