Signs you are a fake Cybersecurity Expert

If you meet more than two of these :)

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You throw around the names of famous actual experts often

For example, mention how you met Troy Hunt, Bruce Schneier, Brian Krebs, Dan Kaminsky, etc.

Also claim that their long exchanges online with anonymous commenters are, for real, yours.

Bonus: Mention someone who is not as well known like Ross Mayfield to make your audience feel that you know more than them.

You pepper your speech with too many acronyms

Don’t ever call anything a plain name, use acronyms liberally, like PAM, XDR, SaaS. Also argue that one is better than the other without ever clarifying why, like: XDR is so much better that EDR I don’t know why people still throw away their money like that!

Bonus: Make up an acronym of your own and claim it has been in use for years. If someone Googles it and can’t find it, claim it is used only by the intelligence community and you are not authorized to say how you learnt it.

Your answer to any question is a GRC litany

Start any speech explaining Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, like if it was your…