I created this video for an internal Veracode video contest. It’s intended to poke fun at the abundance of “thought leaders” we have in our industry. I shared it on Twitter yesterday but thought I would post here on the blog as well. A handful of people have asked if it’s meant to satirize any particular person — sorry to disappoint, it’s just a composite. Enjoy!
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Pingback by How to Become an Information Security Thought Leader - 華人資安廣播 Information Security Voice Of Chinese — December 4, 2010 @ 4:23 am
Superb.
I would also like to become a thought leader. Should I move to Atlanta?
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Comment by Gary McGraw — December 8, 2010 @ 6:15 pm
Can I buy drinks?
Comment by John Jacott — December 15, 2010 @ 12:37 pm
This completely rocks – and is so true! Love Xtranormal – was waiting for someone to tailor it to InfoSec profession.
Comment by Lee Kushner — December 18, 2010 @ 4:11 am
I’m not a Thought Leader, I’m the worlds No.1 Hacker.
Comment by Greg — January 13, 2011 @ 7:18 pm
I thought about writing a response, but that sound like a lot of work.
Thanks for the chuckle.
Comment by Bill Kern — January 14, 2011 @ 1:55 pm
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