Apr 76 Things to Eat in CDMX (Spring Edition)Taking a break, this week, from infosec, cybersecurity, and privacy to post something a bit more fun. Living in Mexico City has many perks, a big one being access to some amazing foods. As such, I thought I would share some of my spring favorites. …Spring3 min read
Mar 307 Lessons from my First Week as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) / Compliance Manager7 Lessons from my First Week as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) / Compliance Manager Today, it was officially one week since I started as a Data Protection Officer/Compliance Manager. It´s been quite a ride. …Professional Development2 min read
Mar 273 key Takeaways from Kanika Tolver´s Career Rehab (for privacy professionals)I recently finished Tanika Tolver´s amazing book, career “career rehab”. The book is so full of gems that it´s hard to summarize them in just “a few” but, here are my core takeaways and their implications for privacy and information security professionals. Date jobs.- I love this advice. I think…Career Development3 min read
Mar 98 ways to get started in writing/public speakingAn important goal for me this year is to double down on my writing and public speaking. Both have been challenging in different ways. While I originally found public speaking really daunting, with practice I´ve gotten more comfortable with it. Meanwhile, with writing, I have been working on consistency rather…Writing3 min read
Mar 27 Lessons from 1 month of LinkedIn learning: an infosec learning sprint7 Lessons from 1 month of LinkedIn learning: an infosec learning sprint I´ve done my share of Moocs. About a month ago I needed a LinkedIn inmail credit so I decided to use a month of a free trial of LinkedIn. Generally, I found the advantages of the premium account…Information Security3 min read
Feb 18Some resources on conflict and cyberspaceWith developments ongoing in Ukraine there´s been a lot of talk about how cyberspace is affecting physical conflict which is a topic that in 2015- 2016 I had a bit of a chance to do some research on as it was the topic of my Master´s in IR thesis at…Cyberspace3 min read
Feb 5Democratic Declines Talk ResourcesYesterday, I had a chance to give a talk on Democratic Declines and Technology at the Mexican Electoral Tribunal. It was my first time doing formal public speaking in Spanish. I was super nervous and, I think it showed (especially early in the talk). I found things went better as…Tech2 min read
Jan 27Some resources on Mexico (Policy, politics , Economics and Society)I made this list during a mini-certification course I took last year organized by the NatSecGirlSquad and US Mexico Foundation US- Mexico 360 Micro-Cert. I don´t have time to prepare anything this week so, I figured, I would post this. A lot of these are resources I use frequently in…Mexico4 min read
Jan 183 Low cost /Free Tech Conferences to watch for in 2022There are a lot of tech conferences out there but, many tend to get rather expensive. While this is by no means an exhaustive list, here are a few where I’ve had really positive experiences. 1. Diana Initiative The goal of Diana Initiative is to “helping all those underrepresented in Information…Tech2 min read
Jan 1310 Books to learn about Technology and PoliticsThere are many books on the impact of technology on the world, society, politics, which have shaped the way I think about the politics and policy around the uses of technology. While this is by no means an extensive list, here are some I highly recommend. 1. Algorithms of Oppression…Technology3 min read
