The attrition.org Errata project has documented the shortcomings, hypocrisy, and disgraces of the information technology and security industries. For 13 years, we have acted as a watchdog and reminder that industries who sell integrity should have it as well. The public face of Errata is very different than the process that leads to it.
This presentation will give a unique insight into the history, process, and blowback that are cornerstones of the project. This will include statistics, how Errata has fallen short, how it can be improved, and where the project is going. Most importantly, it will cover how the industry can better help the project, both in staying off the pages on attrition.org, as well as contributing to it.
Jericho has been poking about the hacker/security scene for over 19 years (for real), building valuable skills such as skepticism and anger management. As a hacker-turned-security whore, he has a great perspective to offer unsolicited opinion on just about any security topic. A long-time advocate of advancing the field, sometimes by any means necessary, he thinks the idea of 'forward thinking' is quaint; we're supposed to be thinking that way all the time. No degree, no certifications, just the willingness to say things many in this dismal industry are thinking but unwilling to say themselves. He remains a champion of security industry integrity and small misunderstood creatures.