2026-10-30 –, Track 1 (306B) Language: English
I recently experienced an anniversary of sorts or maybe a milestone; it's been 30 years since the incident that led to his departure from NSA and the beginning of his career in the real world (e.g. the private sector). I've told bits and pieces of the story, but if you will indulge me, I'd like to share the story with you and hopefully inspire you to keep going in this elusive thing we now call cybersecurity.
Keynote by Jeff Man
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Jeff is a respected Information Security pioneer, advocate, advisor, OG hacker, evangelist, podcast host, teacher, international keynoter, speaker, and mentor. He shares over 42 years of experience. A Certified NSA Cryptanalyst, he designed NSA’s first software-based cryptosystem, invented a cipher wheel (Whiz Wheel) used by US Special Forces for over a decade, and was the architect of NSA's first penetration testing "red team".