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 alive 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 harm reduction 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 regulator, 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, mostly #FantasyFlight (Arkham Horror & Eldritch Horror, and also Call of #Cthulhu #RPG). I ran a tabletop #VTM game with some friends over pandemic lockdown, and it was fun. I've been involved in #TTRPGs and complicated #boardgames, off and on, for well over 30 years.
I don't care about most video games, except for the few I care a lot about (#Nethack, #Civilization, and #Portal) Current addiction is #OxygenNotIncludrf. It’s basically an HVAC simulator with goofy art.
I like most people I meet.
That's it! That's my whole thing!