Christopher Vera’s Mystic Nebula

Poetry feeds the soul, but Information Security keeps the belly full.

Our information is everywhere. The growing ease of finding this information reduces the possibility that one can remain safely anonymous like a small fish in a large school. The value of our privacy is directly related to our will to protect information.

• Technology Leadership Conference 2008
  A (very brief) PDF presentation given by Vera as part of a panel on improving communication on cyber security threats between public and private organizations.

• New Directions in Security Awareness
  A PDF presentation given by Vera at SecureSD 2007 describing his experience with the building of an effective Security Awareness program.

• Incident Response to Rapid Moving Threats
  A PowerPoint presentation given by Vera at the San Diego SecureSD 2005 focusing on the enterprise handling of rapid moving threats, such as viruses and worms.

• Vera’s GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst paper
  Christopher Vera - SANS GCFA Practical v.1.3
  Analysis of Unknown Binary, Forensic Tool Validation, and Legal Issues of Incident Handling for GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst Certification, Version 1.3
  Abstract: The investigator: analyzes an unknown binary using several Linux and Windows forensic tools revealing an ICMP Backdoor; Tests Dependency Walker as a forensic tool for analyzing unknown Windows binaries; Explores the legal issues of a system administrator of an imaginary ISP sharing possible forensic evidence with a government agent acting under color of law.

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