GamerSec is an online infosec community for those interested in video games. It’s a place to discuss and play video games with others in the industry. We have weekly game nights for PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUND (PUBG), Blizzard games, and more. To participate we have a Google Groups (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/gamer-sec) and a Discord channel (https://discord.gg/xnBScrw) setup. If you have…

In June, #misec had a team compete with the baker cyber defense group in HackTheArch17. It was a Capture-the-Flag (CTF) event in which competitors or teams (max 4 players per team) use their cybersecurity techniques to solve puzzles in order to obtain flags. There were four teams at the college, we were remote and many…

CircleCityCon is June 9-11 in Indianapolis. Several #misec speakers are on the schedule, including Joel Cardella (The Decision Makers Guide To Managing Risk) and Wolfgang Goerlich (And the Clouds Break). And you know that threat modeling and security exercises thing #misec is always talking about? Wolfgang Goerlich is doing a 4-hour training class (Building and…

One of the core values of #misec is recognizing the achievements of the community. One such achievement is the release of Amanda Berlin’s (@infosystir) new book, Defensive Security Handbook. Co-authored by Lee Brotherston (@synackpse) and published by O’Reilly Media, the Defensive Security Handbook has become a premier authority on how to secure your modern infrastructure.…

Why Slack? At the 2015 RuCTF, we used misecredteam.slack.com to transfer notes and share files. For those that don’t know about Slack, it’s a modern chat client. While it may be just another messaging app to some people. I’ve used it through college, at work, and for groups like #misec and lansing.codes. There’s been talk…