Tips for conference speakers…..

If I didn’t know paperghost and the fact he wore the madcap shirt to RSA at our presentation…I would find it hard to believe.

Thomas Dullien, a prominent security researcher who has been a fixture at the annual Black Hat security conference, was denied entry into the US on his way to this year’s conference. Dullien said he was blocked from entering the US “for carrying trainings materials for the Blackhat trainings, and intending to hold these trainings as a private citizen instead of as a company.” The ironic twist? Dullien claims that “the largest [number] of attendees are US government related folks, mostly working on US National Security in some form.”

Next up is Christopher Boyd, Microsoft Security MVP and Director of Malware Research for FaceTime Security Labs. On a recent trip, Boyd discovered that his baggage had been inspected. He describes the affair: “Admittedly, a suitcase containing shirts saying “Terrorist”, “N.W.A” and “Hung Gar Kung Fu” is going to tick the “mad bomber”, “black power” and “Crazy Kung Fu Communist” boxes for Homeland Security in one fell swoop, but I was surprised to find that, while a “Notice of Baggage Inspection” card had been desposited in my case, a “We’re keepin sum stuff bai” card was strangely absent.Why? Oh, maybe because ALL OF MY UNDERWEAR IS MISSING.To the kinky freak running around in PG Pants, I hope they serve you well. But really, you could have just asked.”

This is why you should make up silly written languages for notes, never use power point or study ancient Assyrian- there is now a pragmatic use. As for paperghost- I had zero to do with the underwear but it sounds like you have a fan!

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