Winn’s Archives, InfowarCon, & more Musings

Time, Broken Stuff, Engineering, Systems, My Audio Career, and Other Musings on Six Decades of Thinking About it All

Growing up an engineer has given me an opportunity to look at the world – and security – from a different perspective.

I tend to think about security using Time, Probability, and Analogue-ness. Over time, I will continue to populate my security archives and the InfowarCon archives, a repository with lots of community input.

The hope is to get you to think outside of your comfort zone.

Stick with me…

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What Scares The Livin’ IT Out of Me: GFirst DHS Keynote 2011

by Isabella Altman | Feb 9, 2022 | 2010's, 2011, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

I was so unprepared. Jeff Moss had travel issues and I was asked to fill in. So, in 2011, this is what I was thinking about. Security-wise, of course. And, Solar Flares. Always need some solar flares. Winn's Archive

Privacy Debate: Hack in Paris, June 2014: Remember Snowden?

by Isabella Altman | Feb 9, 2022 | 2010's, 2014, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

These folks role played and did a tremendous job. Dave Kennedy (https://www.trustedsec.com/team/dave-kennedy/), Hans van de Looy (Unicorn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansvandelooy/?originalSubdomain=nl , Eric Freyssinet...

Friend Face From The IT Crowd 2013

by Isabella Altman | Feb 9, 2022 | 2010's, 2013, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

From the incredible IT Crowd UK show, they opened Season 3, Episode 5 with this. SOOOOOO worth 60 seconds of your life.

Hiring the Unhireable: DHC GFirst Keynote: 2012

by Isabella Altman | Feb 9, 2022 | 2010's, 2012, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

The audio is awful. My very hungover friend, Eric Green, held the camera... sort of. When DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said at 2012 RSA that we can't find enough cyber talent... I went off the rails! "You mean, you can't find enough lily-white boys who are choir...

Why Congress Thinks Winn is Crazy (2010)

by Isabella Altman | Feb 9, 2022 | 2010, 2010's, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

This is why congress thinks Winn is crazy.

NSFW: Don’t Click on That Shit (Old marketing PSA 2016)

by Isabella Altman | Jan 31, 2022 | 2016, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

Before we sold SAC to KnowBe4, we could get away with this sort of stuff. 🙂 No offense to anyone, different times, and SAC was intentionally edgy. Time change, and KnowBe4 has been a great parent. Enjoy though!

Winn Schwartau: High Guru of Electronic Pearl Harbor Information Warfare and Computer Security

by Isabella Altman | Jan 31, 2022 | 2020's, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

During the InfowarCon days, https://winnschwartau.com/2022/01/13/the-infowarcon-archive-project/ Robert Steele made valuable contributions to the event through his government connections. (BTW: The title of this was HIS, NOT mine. 🙂 In this interview, I need to hold...

Winn Privacy FOX13 News Tampa, FL ~1996: Nothing Ever Changes

by Isabella Altman | Jan 31, 2022 | 1996, Video Clips, Winn's Security Archives

Over the years, the local FOX 13 news show, with Kathy Fountain, invited me many times to talk to the non-tech user viewing audience on security, privacy, etc. VALUE: Nothing has changed. What's Changed: I am much grayer...and I DON'T wear suits anymore. Message is...