[Dailydave] Old Infosec Talks: Metlstorm's Take on Hacky Hacking

https://seclists.org/dailydave/2024/q4/1

@buherator Oh my god I had no idea (or maybe i blanked it out?!) that talk had been video'd and made it to youtube.

My main memory of that talk is that i was the closing talk of the con, and at some point mid way thru i realised i was out of time, and instead of doing the usual thing of rushing it thru to the end which no one enjoys or remembers, I decided that anyone who needed to leave to go pick up their kids or whatever could just get up and leave, and i would keep going until I was done. Despite poor conference organiser @sputina sitting in the front row having a conniption fit making "wrap it uppppp" gestures, and then eventually also just giving up and crying to herself. I don't recall seeing anyone leave, but maybe that's just my head-canon version of it.

This was a pretty cathartic (albeit maybe a bit self indulgent) talk to write and do.

I ... was not expecting it to have held up so well, and, having worked with @dave_aitel and also read a lot of his output over the years, I respect dave a heap, so getting a 10 outta 10 from dave is ... I'm actually kinda chuffed about that.

@metlstorm @buherator @sputina @dave_aitel hah, excellent context. I’m no adage but 10/10 from me too. I like Dave’s terminology differentiation between Operational Hackers and Research Hackers too.

@metlstorm @buherator @sputina @dave_aitel That talk is soo good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjgvP9UB9GI&list=TLGGvAY1CcIr-AcyNjEwMjAyNA