BSidesCharm 2022 - Information Literacy Makes for Better Information Security - Tracy Z. Maleeff

The American Library Association defines ‘Information Literacy’ as, “a set of abilities requiring individuals to ‘recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” Correct and accurate information is crucial to Information Security, whether it be for Threat Intelligence gathering or monitoring an incident response. Learn tips and strategies from a former librarian on how to ascertain the validity of information before using it, or worse, passing along what may be disinformation. You will come away with this session with a better sense of data gathering and organization, in addition to being a more literate consumer of information. Tracy Z. Maleeff (@InfoSecSherpa) Tracy Z. Maleeff, aka @InfoSecSherpa, is a Security Researcher with the Krebs Stamos Group. She previously held the roles of Information Security Analyst at The New York Times Company and a Cyber Analyst for GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to joining the Information Security field, Tracy worked as a librarian in academic, corporate, and law firm libraries. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in addition to undergraduate degrees from both Temple University (magna cum laude) and the Pennsylvania State University. While a member of the Special Libraries Association, Tracy received the Dow Jones Innovate Award, the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Innovations in Law Librarianship award, and was named a Fellow. Tracy has been featured in the Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice and Tribe of Hackers: Leadership books. She also received the Women in Security Leadership Award from the Information Systems Security Association. Tracy publishes a daily Information Security & Data Privacy newsletter and maintains an Open Source Intelligence research blog at infosecsherpa.medium.com. She is a native of the Philadelphia area.