Once upon a time…InfoSec History 101

Jack Daniel Security BSides Tenable Network Security

Sound Check

Once upon a time…InfoSec History 101

Jack Daniel Security BSides Tenable Network Security

But first…

I am ignorant

I am ignorant

Don’t laugh, we all are.

If security were music

we could trace its roots

Can we say that about our profession?

Join me for a journey

through

early-mid 20th century music

Middle Eastern Folk

Misirlou

Michalis Batrinos

Jewish Folk

Hava Nagila

The Klezmer Lounge Band

Delta Blues

Traveling Riverside Blues

Robert Johnson

Chicago Blues

Killing Floor

Howlin’ Wolf

Early rock – proto metal – proto punk

Rumble

Link Wray

Early rock – proto metal – proto punk

Rumble

Link Wray

Early rock – proto metal – proto punk

Rumble

Link Wray

Early rock – proto metal – proto punk

Rumble on the Docks

Link Wray

Early rock – Surf guitar

Dick Dale

Hava Nagila

Early rock – Surf guitar

Dick Dale

Miserlou

“Classic” Rock

Lemon Song

Led Zeppelin

Proto-punk? Proto Grunge?

The Sonics

Strychnine

Want more perspectives?

Check out the documentary “It Might Get Loud”

Trace Herbie Hancock’s music through the decades

Find the BBC4 documentary on the song Summertime

Now try that with infosec…

Why look back?

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Why we don’t knowwho and whatwe don’t know

Things were different

We can’t keep up

Not even a 404

.mil, .gov, .edu

No longer active

Not on the “con circuit”

You know the names,do you know the people?

You certainly know of Alan Turing

By GabboT (12 Years a Slave 38) [CC BY-SA 2.0]

You certainly know of Alan Turing

But you probably never heard of

Harold “Doc” Keene

And you probably don’t know

Henryk Zygalski

Or

Jerzy Różycki

And probably not

Marian Rejewski

You know the names, do you know the people?

Diffie-Hellman

You know the names, do you know the people?

Whitfield Diffie

Marty Hellman

Image Credit: Chuck Painter/Stanford News Service via livinginternet.com

But have you heard of

Ralph Merkle

Image Credit: Chuck Painter/Stanford News Service via livinginternet.com

You know the names, do you know the people?

Ron Rivest

Adi Shamir

Len Adleman

Image Credit: unknown, via viterbi.usc.edu

You know the names, do you know the people?

Ron Rivest

Adi Shamir

Len Adleman

Image Credit: Steve Maller, courtesy RSA® Conference, via Viterbi.usc.edu

But you probably don’t know

James Ellis

Clifford Cocks

Malcolm Williamson

But you probably don’t know

James Ellis

Image Credit: unknown, via http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=344

But you probably don’t know

Clifford Cocks

Image Credit: unknown, via http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11475101

But you probably don’t know

Malcolm Williamson

Image Credit: unknown, via http://www.livinginternet.com/i/is_crypt_pkc_inv.htm#gchq

Twelve PeopleSome you know

Some you’ve heard of

Some likely unknown to you

Nevil Maskeline

Victorian-era magician, inventor, and hacker

Admiral Grace HopperYou know her stories, right?

If not, you have homework.

Dr. Eugene Spafford“Spaf”

Image Credit: unknown,

via http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/images/spaf_large.jpg

Becky BaceThe Den Mother of Intrusion Detection

The Cranky Broad

Image Credit: unknown,

via http://www.infidel.net/infidels/bacebio/

Robert T MorrisHe’s why we have a CERT

Image Credit: Trevor Blackwell

Robert MorrisHis kid kinda embarrassed him

Image credit:

Paul O. Boisvert for The New York Times

Willis WareThe Ware Report

and much more

Image Credit: unknown, via rand.org

Dorothy Denning“Clipper Chick”

Image Credit: unknown,

Via http://faculty.nps.edu/dedennin/

Steve Lipner“I’m only doing this until

they hire the right person”

Image Credit: Unknown,

Via http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/

Bob AbbottFrom Cray OS

to open-heart surgery systems

and “Sneakers”

Image credit: Unknown,

Via http://www.computer-history.info/Page1.dir/pages/Abbott.html

Jim AndersonMeteorologist,

Gunnery/Radio Officer,

InfoSec Pioneer

Image Credit: US Naval Postgrad School via YouTube

René Carmille

Hacker, hero, martyr.

If I have seen further it is bystanding on the shoulders of giants

shouldersofinfosec.org

Many people have contributed to this project

Thanks to all who helped, including:

Becky BaceMarcus RanumThe CISSP Usual SuspectsThe Epic Accidental Skype Group ChatDavi OttenheimerRsnake

And special thanks to:Spaf - Dr. Eugene Spafford

Shameless Self Promotion:My Blogs:

blog.uncommonsensesecurity.comtravelingcurmudgeon.blogspot.com

Security Weekly Podcast:

securityweekly.com (formerly Pauldotcom)

And, of course, Twitter

@jack_daniel@InfosecNoir

ShouldersOfInfosec.org

Lists all of the people in today’s presentation, with a few notes and relevant links.

This is a work in progress, and you can help.

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