Stage — Media Packet

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Welcome to the blue team! How building a better hacker accidentally built a better defender.

A presentation at the 2014 AISA National Conference explored how developing offensive security skills inadvertently creates more effective defensive practitioners. Ellis discussed the parallels between hacker and defender mindsets, examining how understanding attack methodologies strengthens defensive capabilities and blue team effectiveness.

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How building a better hacker accidentally built a better defender

A Derbycon IV stage presentation explores how the process of developing hacker skills can inadvertently strengthen defensive capabilities. Casey Ellis discusses the parallels between offensive and defensive security mindsets and how experience in one domain informs and improves practice in the other.

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Welcome to the blue team! How building a better hacker accidentally built a better defender.

Casey Ellis spoke at Converge Detroit 2014 on the relationship between offensive and defensive security practices. He discussed how the process of building stronger attackers inadvertently strengthens defenders and the practical lessons that emerge from that dynamic.

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5500 hackers + Your code = ???

A 2014 SOURCEconf Boston stage presentation titled "5500 hackers + Your code = ????" explores the intersection of bug bounty programs and developer security practices. Ellis discusses how large-scale hacker communities can identify and responsibly report vulnerabilities in production code.