A Cybersecurity Travel Vlog: Chaos, Conferences & a LIVE Incident | Scinary Information Nexus

This week, we're swapping the studio for the open road! Join Richard and Brazos as they pull back the curtain and take you along on their chaotic but successful business trip to the Illinois Education & Technology Conference (IETC) in Springfield.

This isn't your typical cybersecurity deep dive; it's a real-world travel vlog. The journey kicks off at 3:30 AM with a government shutdown looming and a deer deciding to redesign our company car. From there, it's a whirlwind of airport navigation, questionable deep-dish pizza in Chicago, and discovering Springfield's legendary "Horseshoe" sandwich.

But the real action happened at the conference. After our talk on ransomware, we had an IT director come to our booth with a critical question: "I think I'm having an incident right now. Can you help?" What followed was an impromptu, live incident response session where Brazos dove in to help a school district mitigate a real threat in real-time.

As if that wasn't enough, our return trip nearly left us stranded, but a last-minute rescue led to an exciting new partnership.

In this episode, you'll see:

The unpredictable reality of business travel (Deers, delays, and drama!).
A real-time incident response session, live from the conference floor.
How we helped an IT Director configure their tools to fight an active threat.
The beautiful (and cold) city of Springfield, Illinois.
How a 4:30 AM travel disaster actually turned into a business opportunity.
Our honest review of airport pizza and the mighty Horseshoe sandwich.

We had a blast making this different style of episode. If you enjoy the vlog format, let us know in the comments!

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