BSidesNYC 0x04 Keynote: When Do We Get to Play On Easy Mode?
Wendy Nather
BSides NYC 2024 · Day 1 · Keynote
Wendy Nather, a distinguished voice in the cybersecurity community and a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee on hard problems in cybersecurity, delivered a thought-provoking keynote at BSides NYC. Her talk, "When Do We Get to Play On Easy Mode?", challenged the fundamental assumptions and persistent failures within the cybersecurity industry. Nather candidly expressed her fatigue and frustration with the industry's cyclical nature, where the same problems reappear and often worsen despite decades of effort and investment.
AI review
Nather is sharp, credible, and says things most keynote speakers are too polished to say out loud — the critique of awareness training, security spackle, and 'scanning and scolding' is pointed and correct. But this is a strategic/executive keynote that diagnoses well and prescribes vaguely, and the diagnosis itself isn't new enough to compensate.