Talent Need Not Apply: Tradecraft and Objectives of Job-themed APT Social Engineering Grounded in robust psychological theory and interwoven with social engineering practice, it is a way to manage human vulnerability rather than just uncover it. This is the “Malicious Floorwalker” exercise, an impactful behavioral intervention designed and delivered by the UK MOD Cyber Awareness Behaviors & Culture team. Cyber Threat!” – A Psychological Approach To Managing the Fail-to-Challenge Vulnerability And even better, we’ve made it easy for you to navigate them by topic! Our security practice at Merritt Group has put together some of the top talks, workshops, and sessions to attend. Last week, I’m proud to say, I completed Kiwiman, in New Zealand.With Black Hat and DEF CON kicking off in Vegas this week, there’s no better time than the present to highlight some of the hot trends and topics to catch while you’re at the show - in person or virtually. Kiwiman is a double extreme triathlon and designed specifically to test the limits of the body and mind. This comprised a 3800-metre swim in a lake, in the dark followed by 197km cycle ride around Mt Taranaki which included 3 climbs up the mountain road for a total elevation of 3600 metres, then to top it off a marathon from the coast back up the mountain to 1200 metres. This is what the normal people do, but to add an additional spice to my challenge I then went and did the same again the following day. Most times when I race in ultra-endurance events, I’m not that nimble for a few days afterwards. Watch Gareth's presentation on his Ironman experiences at the 2021 Business Agility Conference I went into it with no idea whether I could finish. This article is to explain why I challenge myself to push through pain, to strengthen my resilience and how what I have learned in the 23 races that I have completed over the past 17 years. I will submit that the mindset can be easily applied to how I approach work and life in general.Īt the turn of the century, I was working as a Product Engineer at Sony Corp in the UK. I remember at 11am in Portsmouth watching live coverage as Auckland went into the new Millennium, with the fireworks from the Sky Tower. I recall thinking that by the following year I’d be living there and resolved to look for work. By March I was interviewing at Talon Technology, later to become Navman, for a Project Manager role, in Auckland. I was asked, “ Why New Zealand?” I explained that I was eager to take up the outdoor lifestyle of Mountain Biking and Snowboarding. ![]() I added that I might even have a go at Triathlon, as I was a keen runner, cyclist and generally didn’t drown when in water. Following this I was introduced to the team as Gareth, who will be starting soon, “ Gareth is a Triathlete”. At this point I had never raced in a multi discipline event, but as I understand now, having an identity can contribute to success in a powerful way. For example, saying “ I’m a vegetarian” has a greater impact on behaviour than merely saying “ I shouldn’t eat meat”. I had decided to set up my own biohacking startup. By this time, I had raced in several low-key community Triathlons as well as some Marathon runs and cycle races. My company, branded BodyO2, was aimed squarely at the endurance market and in particular Triathlon with the legend Cameron Brown as the endorsement face. In 2005 I raced in my first ultra-endurance race, the Speights Coast to Coast, which is a cycling, mountain running and kayaking race from the East Coast to the West Coast of New Zealand. BodyO2 was sponsor and I felt it important to compete in the races that I supported. Getting amongst the athletes, I believed, brought greater credibility to the products I was selling. I went on a few weeks later to compete in my first Ironman in Taupo New Zealand. As far as I know I am the only person ever to compete in both races back-to-back as a rookie in both. ![]() I was told that I was unlikely to finish either by quite a few people at the time, so I took great pride in finishing both. Since then, I’ve raced ultra-distance races across the world, often at World Championship level, as an age-grouper. Last year was intended to be my last with a slot at the World Ironman Champs at Kona in Hawaii, however this was deferred due to the pandemic and I am now on the start list for October 9th 2021, 10 days before my 50th Birthday. Once I have achieved a finish there, my plan is to refocus on another set of goals.
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