Ryan Goldberg: The Four-to-Five Figure Cybersecurity Fraud that Ransomware'd his own Clients

I channeled a lot of "unapologetic impulsive hate" against Mr. Goldberg in this video. And I am not sorry.

0:00 Intro – Latest cybersecurity drama
0:04 SANS Institute quietly removes a profile
0:15 Allegations of ransomware involvement
0:28 Adam Chester calls it out publicly
0:33 SANS redacts the DFIR manager’s info
0:45 Background: Who is Ryan Clifford Goldberg?
1:00 Alleged use of Alphv/BlackCat ransomware
1:29 Adam Chester’s archived link & thread
1:39 Discussion – Professionalization of cyber
1:50 Reactions from the cybersecurity community
2:05 Why I’m cautious about showing the thread
2:11 Commentary – Industry hypocrisy and gatekeeping
2:22 Review of the individual’s public résumé
2:36 Thoughts on credentials and titles
2:59 My take on the “cyber elite” image
3:12 The irony of incident response vs. incidents caused
3:24 Rant – How professionalism masks mediocrity
3:44 Certifications, titles, and gatekeeping culture
4:08 Major consulting firms named in résumé
4:15 My frustration with performative virtue
4:38 My past experience in the industry
5:06 Reflections on transparency and accountability
5:17 Closing remarks – Why this story matters

#Ransomware is one of the easiest #malware to write assuming you do not account for obfuscation (like turning it into DLL shellcode and running it in another loader), mine that I made for my paid course in the making is no more than 353 lines in C, which is nothing more than a "script".