Trip Report for B-Sides SF and RSAC 2023 San Francisco

Tanya at RSAC 2023

As you might have been aware if you read my blog, I spoke at B-Sides San Francisco and RSA Conference 2023, and it was GREAT! Below is a report about my trip, and all the wonderful people, places, and activities I saw and participated in from April 21-28, 2023. B-Sides SF: Breakfast with wonderful people!…

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…

Sharing Another Talk with the Community

Me, delivering this talk for the first time, on stage.

Three years ago I decided that I would share most of my talk content with my community (everything that I am not currently applying to conferences with). At the time, I only shared one, because.... I ran out of time. Now it's time to share the second talk, "Security is Everybody's Job!" By “share” I…

Presentation Tips for Technical Talks

Me with Solomon Sonya, at sector 2021 !

In the past few years I’ve given and watched several technical talks, and they are not all created equal. Recently I met with Teuta H Hyseni to talk about an upcoming talk she was planning (securing AI and ML, very interesting!), and afterwards I made several notes about general tips for technical talks that I have shared…

Sharing talks with the InfoSec & IT Community and Industry

Artwork by Ashley McNamera

I recently decided that I would share most of my talk content with my community (everything that I am not currently applying to conferences with). By “share” I mean give my express permission for anyone, anywhere, to present content that I have written, with no need to pay anything or ask for my consent. You can…

More Tips for Social Media and Presenting

Last week I had a meeting with some of the wonderful ladies from WoSEC (Women of Security) to give them some tips on how to not feel strange when ‘bragging’, how to set goals for using social media, and how to avoid “taking shit” during question period after a talk. I made a video and it is…