SecDSM 101 6:30 PM

A brief introduction to the group along with any announcements and general communication.

James Beal - SecDSM News 6:35 PM

Quick Review of the Month's InfoSec news.

ThatGuy - Tool Talk July Mini-CTF Walkthrough

Ben Schmitt Information Security and Product Management - learnings from the nexus of these 2 disciplines

I had the privilege of leading a product management discipline after nearly 20 years in information security. It was a daunting challenge and I've learned so much more than I could have imagined. Information Security and Product Management are very different - this is pretty well known. Strong authentication meets little or no friction. Layered, preventative controls meet minimal viable product.

What isn't talked about is that the 2 disciplines have something to share with each other. That's what I want to talk about - how the principles of Product Management (being the voice of the customer, the what and why about the problems we need to solve) can improve how we win at Information Security.

I'd like to share my journey and the lessons learned and how I believe they have made me a better Information Security professional.

A security guy in central Iowa transitioning from Fintech to Healthcare. I've done 20 years of InfoSec and 2.5 of Product Management and boy, have I learned a lot along the way. Blue teamer, forensicator, woodworker and still believes crypto really means cryptography.