Lesley Carhart

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Lesley Carhart
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Carhart in 2023
Other nameshacks4pancakes
Website https://tisiphone.net/

Lesley Carhart aka hacks4pancakes is the Technical Director of Incident Response at industrial cyber security company Dragos. [1]

They were described as one of the top 10 influencers in cybersecurity in 2019 [2] through to 2020 [3] by GlobalData research and were awarded the SANS Life Achievement Award in 2022. [4]

They are involved with and comment on a broad range of cybersecurity topics including industrial control systems, [5] [6] the Solar Winds hack, [7] ransomware attacks, [8] [9] smart device insecurity, [10] remote working, [11] multi-factor authentication, [12] and the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach. [13]

They are active in the information security community, offering career advice [14] and involved in conferences, including organizing PancakesCon. [15]

Lesley served 15 years [16] in the Air Force Reserve, in the 434th Communications Squadron (A subdivision of the 434th Air Refueling Wing's Mission Support Group), attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. [17] [18]

Lesley is an open nonbinary, asexual and trans person with their pronouns being they/them. [1] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Leggio, Jennifer (14 February 2025). "Rising Tides – A conversation with Lesley Carhart, Technical Director of Incident Response at Dragos". SecurityWeek. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Globaldata (11 February 2020). "Biggest influencers in cybersecurity in Q4 2019: The top companies and individuals to follow" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ GlobalData (30 October 2020). "Biggest influencers in cybersecurity in Q3 2020: The top individuals to follow" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "SANS 2022 Difference Maker Awards | SANS Institute". www.sans.org. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  5. ↑ BAJAK, FRANK (9 February 2021). "Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Barrett, Brian (4 February 2021). "The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Collier, Kevin (22 January 2021). "Biden inherited one of the worst hacks in history. How will his administration respond?" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Vaas, Lisa (7 May 2021). "Ryuk Ransomware Attack Sprung by Frugal Student" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Larson, Selena (27 June 2017). "Why ransomware attacks keep happening" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Whittaker, Zack (2 July 2019). "Security flaws in a popular smart home hub let hackers unlock front doors" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Mehrotra, Kartikay. "Employers Beware: Working from Home Creates New Cyber Risks" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ↑ O'Flaherty, Kate (21 January 2020). "This Is The Surprising Truth About SMS Security" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Kirk, Jeremy (10 March 2021). "List of Hacked Exchange Servers May Boost Recovery Efforts" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Whittaker, Zack (21 August 2017). "Landing that infosec job: These experts share their best career advice" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. ↑ Brumfield, Cynthia (23 March 2020). "Virtual security conferences fill void left by canceled face-to-face events" . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Veterans bring high-value, real-life experience as potential cybersecurity employees". CSO Online. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  17. ↑ "Induction ceremony embraces a rare event". Grissom Air Reserve Base. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  18. ↑ "Grissom announces award winners for the 2nd quarter". Grissom Air Reserve Base. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  19. ↑ "Lesley Carhart :unverified: (@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange)". Infosec Exchange. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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