Day 2 of @SANSDefense #OSINTsummit, and I'm enjoying it, but waking up, I realized N O N E of the presenters were Black.

Not 1.

Where are the Black people in #OSINT?

Were there no CFPs from them?

I'm curious, because this is a reeeeaaaaaaaaly lonely place to be right now.
I honestly keep wondering where are The Folks of #BlackTechTwitter when it comes to #OSINT?

I'm sure there's someone out there who is a Cyber Professional or Advocate for Black and Brown folks in relation to this facet of #CyberSecurity right......?

And if not, WHY NOT?
I love #OSINT, and have worked in #InfoSec for almost FIVE YEARS....but when I talk about my #PhysSec experiences, I am often the ONLY Black person in the room.

I don't have someone like me to talk about THEIR EXPERIENCES.....

BECAUSE NO ONE IS HERE!!!!
NO ONE LIKE ME IS OUT HERE IN THIS SECTION OF CYBERSECURITY!

WHY?! IT IS 2021. I ONLY KNOW OF ONE OTHER BLACK WOMAN WHO IS INTO #OSINT

WHY?!?!?!?!?!
None of this is okay.

There are Black people RIGHT NOW who have NO IDEA these topics even exist because they've never been exposed to them --- and if they have, they only see EVERYBODY ELSE.

NEVER THEM.

If you think tech is neutral or apolitical, you're part of the issue.
Some of the most ingenious folks come from THE MUD, but you would NEVER KNOW ----> Because they don't get the RESOURCES they need.

Not just MONEY.

I'm talking MENTORSHIP, A SAFE SPACE, THE ABILITY TO DREAM AND NOT WORRY ABOUT SCARCITY

@SANSDefense This is bigger than me.
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