Okay this is a social norm around here.
Hi, I'm Tod, and I work and play in #infosec. I'm kind of a generalist these days, but if I had to pick some focus areas, I'm into:
Teaching people how #hacking works
Coordinated vulnerability disclosure
Counting things on the internet
Election and voting systems
Medical systems
Open source offensive security tooling (like #Metasploit)
I have a wife with whom I enjoy a very #sexy attorney-client relationship.
I have a bunch of kids. Some of those kids are now adults. One of them is no longer an adult. I am constantly trying to educate my kids in #GenX culture, and I lean on them to keep up with #Zoomer things.
I care about politics and social issues and democracy and equality of opportunity. Some of these cares are radical. Many are hypocritical. I'm pretty comfortable with my own level of socio-political hypocrisy, though.
I'm a fed, but at #CISA (not a cop, not a spy). The idea is that I can do public good for the #internet at scale. Some of that public good is #CVD (coordinated vulnerability disclosure).
I live in #Austin, #Texas. I spend as much time at the #AlamoDrafthouse as I can, responsibly -- I like craft beer and craft movies.
I perform, edit, and publish a #podcast with said wife about #Lovecraft fiction which you can hear at https://podsothoth.club or follow at @podsothoth.
I play a lot of Lovecraft-themed games (AH:TCG, Eldritch Horror, and Call of #Cthulhu #RPG). I ran a tabletop #VTM game with some friends over pandemic, and it was so fun that I'm now running a #CoC game IRL (if you're in Austin, let me know if you want in!). I've been involved in these hobbies, off and on, for 30 years. I like other #boardgames too.
I don't care about most video games, except for the few I care a lot about (#Nethack, #Civilization, #Portal, and #Factorio, primarily. #HOI4 is my new unhealthy addiction.)
I like most people I meet.
That's it! That's my whole thing!