Speaking

One of my passions is public speaking.  Below is a historical archive with many of my past speaking engagements. For updates on where I’ll be speaking next, follow me on my Mastodon, X (formally known as Twitter), or LinkedIn. Interested in having me as a speaker? Please reach out via my socials or through my contact page.

2023

October – ISC2 Security Congress, Nashville TN
How to Lead High-Performance Security Teams
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
10:25am – 11:20am CT

Career Center Roundtable: Leveling Up to Management
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
12:45pm – 1:15pm CT

August – BSides Las Vegas “Management Hacking 102: Personalities, Empathy, and Difficult Conversations”

 

2022

August – BSides Las Vegas – “Management Hacking 101: Leading High Performance Teams”

2017-2018

Jolt – December 20th 2017 “Using Technology to Defend Digital Privacy & Human Rights”
Jolt – January 10th 2018 “Open Source Intelligence Gathering: Tools and Cutting Edge Techniques”
InfoSec World 2018 – March 19-21 “Social Zombies: Rotting Privacy, Moving Target” w/Kevin Johnson from SecureIdeas
BSides Cleveland 2018 – “Using Technology to Defend Digital Privacy & Human Rights”

2013

SANS 2013 – March 11-15th 2013 “Social Zombies: Rise of the Mobile Dead” and “Hall of Shame Apps in iTunes and Google Play”
Central Ohio ISSA Conference – May 2nd-3rd 2013 “Privacy Ramifications of Social Media and Mobile Technology”
InfoSec World – April 15-16th 2013 “Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown” and “Privacy Ramifications of Social Media and Mobile Technology”
SANS Mobile Security Summit – May 30-31st 2013 “Social Zombies: Rise of the Mobile Dead”

2012

Black Hat Abu Dhabi – December 6th 2012 “Cash is King: Who’s Wearing Your Crown?”
MSI Mobile & Smart Device Security Conference – October 31-November 1st 2012 “Hall of Shame Apps in iTunes and Google Play”

Information Security Summit – October 26th 2012 “Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown”
DerbyCon – September 27-30 2012 “Social Zombies: Rise of the Mobile Dead”

Free Webinar: Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown – July 12th @ 2pm

Central Ohio ISSA InfoSec Summit
 – May 17-18th 2012 “Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown”
SecureState Mobile Security Seminar 
– May 3, 2012 “Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown”
Pittsburgh ISSA Security Forum – May 4, 2012
“Android vs. Apple iOS Security Showdown”
Free Webcast – 
April 10th 12-1:30pm EST 5 Lessons Learned From Breaking Into a Casino. Confessions of a Penetration Tester & Other Stories”
OWASP AppSec DC – 
April 2-5th 2012 “Smart Bombs: Mobile Vulnerabilities and Exploitation”
SANS Mobile Device Security Summit
 – March 12-15, 2012 – “Attacking and Defending Apple iOS Devices in the Enterprise”

2011

Louisville OWASP Chapter Meeting –
November 11 “Desktop Betrayal: Exploiting Clients through the Features They Demand”
Information Security Summit
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October 30 “Attacking and Defending Apple iOS Devices in the Enterprise”
Louisville InfoSec Summit – 
September 29
DerbyCon 
– September 30-October 2, 2011 – “Desktop Betrayal: Exploiting Clients through the Features They Demand”
DEFCON 19 August 6, 2011 – Don’t Drop the SOAP: Real World Web Service Testing for Web Hackers
Black Hat USA – August 3-4, 2011 – Don’t Drop the SOAP: Real World Web Service Testing for Web Hackers
Central Ohio ISSA Summit – May 13, 2011 – Attacking and Defending Apple iOS Devices
BrightTALK Data Encryption Summit Social Media Security: Adoption, Adaptation and Adversaries
Notacon 8 – April 14-17, 2011 – Social Zombies Gone Wild: Totally Exposed and Uncensored w/Kevin Johnson and Social Engineering Business Into Your Security with James Arlen, Matt Neely, Chris Clymer and Brandon Knight.
AITP Johnstown, PA – February 24, 2011 – Penetration Testing 101

2010

OWASP AppSec DC – November 8-11, 2010 – Social Zombies Gone Wild: Totally Exposed and Uncensored w/Kevin Johnson
AITP Pittsburgh Chapter – October 18, 2010 – Top 5 Internet Threats
Information Security Summit – October 14-15, 2010 – Social Impact: Risks & Rewards of Social Media
NEO InfoSec Forum – August 18, 2010 – “Return of the Social Zombies”
Cleveland Online Marketing Summit – June 7, 2010 Afternoon Keynote: “Back to the Basics – Putting Technology in Its Place
Notacon 7 – April 15-18, 2010 “Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse” with Chris Clymer, Matt Neely and The Confused Greenies
Greater Cleveland PC Users Group – February 13, 2010 “Top 5 Internet Threats”
ShmooCon 2010 – February 5-7, 2010 “Social Zombies II: Your Friends Need More Brains”
Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum – January 20, 2010 “Social Networks: 5 Threats and 5 Ways To Use Them Safely – 2010 Update”

2009

Cleveland Institute of Art – December 3, 2009 “Social Networks: 5 Threats and 5 Ways To Use Them Safely” (revised)
Cleveland Social Media Club – November 17, 2009 “Staying Safe & Secure on Twitter” (revised)
OWASP AppSec DC – November 12-13, 2009  “Social Zombies: Your Friends Want to Eat Your Brains” w/Kevin Johnson
Ohio Information Security Summit – October 29-20, 2009 “Enterprise Open Source Intelligence Gathering”
Cool Twitter Conference Cleveland – August 7, 2009 “Staying Safe & Secure on Twitter”
DEFCON 17 – August 2, 2009 @ 4pm “Social Zombies: Your Friends Want to Eat Your Brains” w/Kevin Johnson
Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum – May 20, 2009 “New School Man-In-the-Middle”
Notacon 6, Cleveland Ohio- April 16-19, 2009 “Rise of the Autobots: Into the Underground of Social Network Bots”
Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum– April, 2009 “Top 10 Security Breaches of 2008”
Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum – February and March 2009

“Automated Penetration Testing with Core Impact and Metasploit

2008

Ohio Information Security Summit – October 2008 “Penetration Testing 2.0: Corporate Tiger Team

2007

Ohio Information Security Summit – October 2007 “Physical Security Assessments