Liam Randall
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Talks

Selected Talks, keynotes and classes

45 recordings link to YouTube; classes link to their labs on GitHub.

Highlight reel

Start here

Jun 2017 · OpenSec 2017, Boston

OpenSec 2017 Keynote

The turn from network security toward platforms.

The full record

Selected Talks

CNCF talks are marked. I founded Cloud Native Wasm Day and WasmCon, so the opening and closing remarks are here too. Events marked inferred come from the CNCF upload date and are being confirmed.

Ongoing

  1. 2022–nowWeekly community calls, with notes and recordingswasmCloud community callsCommunityCall archivePeople page

2024

  1. Mar 2024Closing RemarksCloud Native Wasm Day Europe, ParisCommunityCNCFEvent inferredWatch
  2. Jan 2024Kubernetes and Wasm: Better Togetherk8sAustin, AustinPlatform and WasmWatch

2023

  1. Nov 2023Welcome and Opening RemarksCloud Native Wasm Day North America, Chicago · with Lin SunCommunityCNCFEvent inferredWatch
  2. Nov 2023Closing RemarksCloud Native Wasm Day North America, Chicago · with Lin SunCommunityCNCFEvent inferredWatch
  3. Sep 2023Keynote: WASI Standards and the Component Model: Transforming Application Development ForeverWasmCon, SeattlePlatform and WasmCNCFWatchProgram
  4. Sep 2023Component Model: The Final AbstractionWasmCon, Seattle · with Taylor ThomasPlatform and WasmCNCFWatch
  5. Apr 2023Closing RemarksCloud Native Wasm Day Europe, AmsterdamCommunityCNCFEvent inferredWatch

2022

  1. May 2022Shrinking Software Attack Surface with WebAssembly and CNCF wasmCloudSecurityCon at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, ValenciaPlatform and WasmCNCFWatchWrite-up
  2. 2022WebAssembly: Future of Cloud-Native Applications with wasmCloudTechstrong Cloud and Container Security SummitPlatform and WasmVideo

2021

  1. Oct 2021Keynote: The Next Epoch of Technology: Wasm and ActorsCloud Native Wasm Day North America, Los AngelesPlatform and WasmCNCFEvent inferredWatch
  2. Oct 2021Cloud Native Apps with Server-Side WebAssemblyCloud Native Wasm Day North America, Los AngelesPlatform and WasmCNCFEvent inferredWatch
  3. Oct 2021Continuous Compliance with Cloud CustodianStackletPlatform and WasmWatch
  4. Aug 2021Demo: Guardrails in Action with Stacklet PlatformStackletPlatform and WasmWatch
  5. May 2021Keynote: WebAssembly: The Future of Distributed ComputingCloud Native Wasm Day Europe, VirtualPlatform and WasmCNCFWatchSchedule
  6. May 2021Keynote: Cloud Native and WebAssembly: Better TogetherKubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, Virtual · with Ralph SquillacePlatform and WasmCNCFWatchRecapSchedule
  7. May 2021Closing RemarksCloud Native Wasm Day Europe, VirtualCommunityCNCFEvent inferredWatch

2019

  1. Apr 2019Keynote: The Declarative FutureBSides Charm, BaltimorePlatform and WasmWatchIrongeek
  2. 2019Talk title to confirmFloConNetwork securitySchedule

2018

  1. 2018Evaluating AI and ML-Based Security ProductsRSA Conference, San FranciscoNetwork securitySpeaker page
  2. 2018Talk title to confirmFloConNetwork securitySchedule

2017

  1. Jun 2017OpenSec 2017 KeynoteOpenSec 2017, BostonNetwork securityWatch
  2. 2013–2017Bro Crash Course, free, five years runningBSidesDC, Washington, D.C.Class2013 labsInfoconDB
  3. 2017Bro Network Security Monitor WorkshopUVA Engineering, CharlottesvilleClassEvent page

2016

  1. May 2016KeynoteBSides Cincinnati, CincinnatiNetwork securityWatch
  2. 2016CryptKids: keynote and volunteer session to bring kids into cybersecurityBSidesDC, Washington, D.C.Community

2014

  1. Sep 2014Advanced Incident Response with BroDerbyCon 4.0, LouisvilleNetwork securityWatch
  2. May 2014Detecting Reconnaissance in Bro IDSBSides Cincinnati, CincinnatiNetwork securityWatch
  3. Feb 2014Bro TrainingM3AAWGClassLabs
  4. Jan 2014Hash All the Things with BroNoVA HackersNetwork securityWatch
  5. Jan 2014Bro TrainingFloCon 2014ClassLabs

2013

  1. Dec 2013Bro Training: intel framework and brute-force detectionVenue to confirmClassLabs
  2. Oct 2013Bro TrainingM3AAWG General Meeting, MontrealClassLabs
  3. Sep 2013The Internet of Things: Vulns, Botnets and DetectionDerbyCon 3.0, Louisville · with Kyle StoneNetwork securityWatch
  4. Aug 2013Malware analysis with Bro: exploit kitsBro Exchange 2013ClassLabs
  5. Apr 2013Bro Crash CourseNoVA Hackers · with Scott RunnelsClassLabs
  6. Mar 2013Bro IDS and the Bro Network Programming LanguageRecorded talkNetwork securityWatch
  7. Mar 2013Effective Intelligence Analysis in Bro IDSRecorded talkNetwork securityWatch
  8. Mar 2013Detecting Expiring Certificates in Bro IDS 2.1Recorded talkNetwork securityWatch
  9. Feb 2013Bro IDS and the Bro Network Programming LanguageShmooCon IX, Washington, D.C.Network securityWatchSlides
  10. Feb 2013Bro IDS File Extraction using HTTP, FTP, SMTP and IRCRecorded talkNetwork securityWatchSlides
  11. Feb 2013Running a CTF: The Art of Hacker GamingShmooCon IX, Washington, D.C.Community