We Keep Us Safe
Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe.
It’s a rallying cry for community defenders, and for blue teamers, it’s the job description. All of us are fighting uphill battles with short resources and long odds, and we have a lot to learn from each other.
How can we do our work most effectively when we can’t count on institutions to have our backs?
This talk takes lessons from neighborhood organizing for community defense and applies them to computing, envisioning security that is rooted in a different kind of trust with a shared responsibility model built on relationships and care. Attendees will leave with practical advice for what people in defensive roles can do to help get us there together.
Presented by:
Ian Coldwater
Independent Security Consultant
Ian Coldwater is an Independent Security Consultant, SIG Security Co-Chair for the Kubernetes project, a longtime community organizer, and a globally recognized expert in container and Kubernetes security. They have presented their research on hacking and hardening cloud native infrastructure at conferences such as DEF CON, Black Hat, RSAC, and KubeCon, and their work has helped shape the security practices of organizations around the world. Ian lives in Minneapolis and enjoys making bad jokes and good trouble.
