The Infosec Survival Field Guide

Information Security, what an exciting field to be working in. You get to be a part of a global community that secures technology and ensures a safe, digital environment for everyone. Or at least, you get to try. While at the same time juggling half a dozen different, conflicting demands from stakeholders, trying not to get into a Twitter shitstorm just yet, somehow trying to figure out if shelling out some bucks for another industry certification might land you a better job. This talk will take a look at the security industry and community and ask: Is that really what we signed up for? How can we cope with the growing pains of becoming a 124 billion dollar industry - and why?