I have been trying to learn to use #hashtags in twitter to spread the Australian Information Security Association message. The #AISA hashtag seems to be used by others on twitter, maybe it means something in Hindi?
So I went and invented the #ozsec hashtag I hope this can be used by the community to communicate australian infosec events, associations, security research and the like.
In case you didn't know here's a few interesting Australian Information Security facts (please let me know if I have got any wrong):
- the 1st free open source port scanner was invented in Melbourne by Julian Assange of wikileaks fame
- there are over 1000 members of the Australian Information Security Association
- there are over 421 members of the AISA Linkedin Group,which I started too :)
- there are world class security researchers in Australia like Mark Dowd, renowned for securing the Google Chrome browser, the only browser to survive Pwn2Own 2010
- AusCERT has been running the premier australian security conference for seven years now and has been in operation for 17 years.
- At least one of CA technologies identity management products is developed in Australia
- One of Microsoft's three main malware research and response labs is located in Melbourne.
- A number of australian universities offer graduate certificates in information security management (RMIT, ECU etc)
- The Risky Business Podcast made in Australia often has true thought leaders in infosec on it. HD Moore comes to mind as well as FX and Barnaby Jack.
- Selinux in Debian and redhat was developed by an Australian in Australia
- Defence Signals Directorate runs a Cyber Security Operations Centre
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update on this idea. I've registered the domain ozsec.org.au to host an australian security blogger/twitter directory and a list of australian security events, associations, companies etc.
This is actually not bad. Australia has a lot of good brains in infosec and we're largely unsung in the wider global community. It would be nice to see the right people getting the kudos they deserve as well as supporting and cultivating local talent.
- J.
OK the URL is http://www.ozsec.net.au I need to incorporate a non profit to register a .org
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