DefCamp 2012Social Engineering
A presentation about the human factor in information security, with Adriana Petrescu.
Explored the role of people and communication in security through the topic of social engineering.
Speaking, writing & community
Historical talks on security and architecture, an interview about the career behind the work, and community contributions. These are part of the path that shaped how I explain systems and work with people.
Talks
DefCamp 2012
Talks by Softbinator #60Software architecture in the cloud: The nice way to do it!
Cloud/software architecture, reducing architectural failure points, horizontal scaling, load, cost and orchestration.
Discussed architecture decisions behind cloud applications, including scaling and the relationship between workload, orchestration and cost.
Listed on 11 February 2015; the event date is unconfirmed.
Talks by Softbinator #11Building a secure server
A presentation on secure server configuration and the practical decisions behind server hardening.
A historical talk connecting systems administration with security practices.
Talks by Softbinator #27Communication privacy and encryption
A presentation on confidentiality and encryption across voice, web browsing, messaging and email.
Discussed communication privacy across several everyday channels, drawing on the RedShift IT and RoTunneling context.
Horizontal MySQL scaling without changing application code
A historical presentation about scaling MySQL horizontally while retaining the application interface.
Media
Careers & BusinessSecurity, entrepreneurship and the career behind the work
A first-person interview about early web work, building a company, balancing employment with product ownership, and the importance of communication.
The interview traces a path from early websites into customer discovery, architecture, entrepreneurship and RoTunneling.
It also explores how speaking and communication training sit alongside technical work. The interview reflects that period of my career.
Community
DefCamp community
Contributed to the DefCamp community and am listed among its alumni/contributors.
Softbinator Algorithms
Built and maintained a secure server for community applications.
imSMART
Participated in the jury of a student IT-development contest.
Caritas Bucharest
Supported IT needs and outreach ideas in anti-human-trafficking volunteering.
Toastmasters Club Bucharest
A place to practice communication, listening and connection with people.