OWASP Global AppSec Dublin 2023

Tanya Janca Speaking on stage

Recently I had the pleasure of being one of the keynote speakers at OWASP Global AppSec, in Dublin Ireland. In this post I’m going to give a brief overview of some of the talks I saw while I was there, and the TONS of fun I had. I didn’t get to stay very long, and…

Continuous Learning

Tanya Smiling

Working in the information technology (IT) field means you need to be comfortable with things at work constantly changing and the need to continue to learn as your career grows. Working in information security (InfoSec) means you not only need to keep up with all sorts of IT trends, but also the attacks, defenses, and…

Why can’t I get over log4j?

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I haven’t written in my personal blog in a while, and I have good reasons (I moved to a new city, the new place will be a farm, I restarted my international travel, something secret that I can’t announce yet, and also did I mention I was a bit busy?). But I still can’t get…

Alice and Bob Learn: Chapter Discussions

At the end of each chapter of Alice and Bob Learn Application Security, there are questions for the reader to ponder. As the author, I will behold streaming sessions every 4 weeks to discuss the questions, starting March 20, 2021. If you would like invites to the streams, please sign up here. All of the streams are free, and I…

AMA: Where can we learn Threat Modelling?

In a recent ‘Ask Me Anything’ Tanya covers ‘Where can we learn Threat Modelling?’. The linked video is approximately 2 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqokgCI-KI Threat modelling, for those who are unaware, is a sort of ‘evil brainstorming’.The question included “How can we learn by doing, not just reading?”Play the game “Escalation of Privilege”, create by Adam ShostackYou can…