Episode 4: Making cybersecurity events findable | The Job Security Podcast

Host Dave Johnson sits down with Martin Villalba, founder of InfoSecMap, to explore how he's solving one of cybersecurity's most persistent problems: finding and tracking the thousands of InfoSec events happening worldwide.

This conversation covers the inspiration behind InfoSecMap, the challenges of building a community-driven platform, and why the InfoSec community is uniquely positioned to support open-access resources like this.

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KEY TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS

4:26 The problem InfoSec Map solves
6:00 How the project started during the pandemic
10:10 Making events searchable and discoverable
13:31 Organic growth and recent momentum
17:15 Partnership opportunities with InfoSec Map
20:06 Using filters to find relevant events
24:13 Tracking CTFs and local meetups
28:31 The scale of InfoSec events worldwide
31:13 Exploring automation and AI for curation
35:34 Upcoming conferences Martin is excited about
37:34 The future vision for InfoSec Map
40:20 New feature announcement: Podcast tracking

KEY QUOTES
"I simply got tired of wasting a lot of time searching online... spending a lot of time and finding only a handful of events and still missing a lot." - Martin Villalba

"The InfoSec community is very special... It's very welcoming. There's a ton of knowledge sharing. There are a lot of people willing to give you a hand, not expecting anything in return." - Martin Villalba

"It's not that DEF CON or Black Hat need InfoSec Map... but it's the smaller ones that can have the most benefit." - Martin Villalba

"We expect to be adding more than 5,000 listings toward the end of this year, which is mostly events." - Martin Villalba

"Number one goal is everyone in InfoSec knows about it and is using it. It's a community first project." - Martin Villalba

HELPFUL LINKS
InfoSecMap - https://infosecmap.com

CREDITS
Host: Dave Johnson
Producer: Ben Baker
Sponsor: Expel MDR

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