Ian Coldwater Explained

Ian Coldwater
Occupation:Computer security specialist and speaker
Employer:Docker, Inc.[1]
Organization:Kubernetes SIG Security, Open Source Security Foundation

Ian Coldwater is an American computer security specialist, hacker, and speaker specializing in Kubernetes and cloud native security.[2] [3] They are a Senior Principal Security Architect at Docker, Inc.,[4] and co-chair the Kubernetes special interest group Kubernetes SIG Security.[5] [6] [7]

Career

Coldwater started working in tech in their thirties, starting in DevOps before focusing on security.[8] They began specializing in hacking and hardening Kubernetes containers, working as an independent penetration tester before joining Heroku as a lead platform security engineer.[9] From 2020 to 2023, they worked as a security architect at Twilio.[10] [11] As of 2 April 2024, they work as a Senior Principal Security Architect at Docker, Inc.

Along with Tabitha Sable, they co-chair the Kubernetes special interest group, Kubernetes SIG Security. They are also on the governing board of the Open Source Security Foundation.[12]

Coldwater has spoken at conferences including DEF CON,[13] Black Hat,[14] KubeCon and CloudNativeCon, RSA Conference,[15] Velocity,[16] and devopsdays.[17] [18] In 2020, they received the Top Ambassador award from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation for spreading interest in the area.

Hacking Kubernetes, published by O'Reilly Media, credits Coldwater and Duffie Cooley for co-developing the "canonical offensive Kubernetes one-liner".[19] In 2020, Coldwater and Brad Geesaman presented a talk at RSA 2020 titled "Advanced Persistence Threats – The Future of Kubernetes Attacks",[20] in which they demonstrated bypassing Kubernetes audit logs and other attacks. In 2021, Coldwater, with expertise from Chad Rikansrud, became the first person in history to escape a container on a mainframe.[21]

Personal life

Coldwater lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Politically, they identify as an anarchist.[22] Coldwater is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. IanColdwater . 1770847528696578305 . 21 March 2024 . "I’ll be starting my new job as Principal Security Architect at @Docker on April 2" . 16 April 2024 . https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1770847528696578305 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416092634/https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1770847528696578305 . 16 April 2024.
  2. News: Kennedy . Maddy . April 18, 2019 . 100 women you should invite to speak at your next Twin Cities tech event . . live . subscription . July 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731195246/https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/04/18/100-women-you-should-invite-to-speak-atyour-next.html . July 31, 2021.
  3. Web site: Menn. Joseph. September 9, 2021. Microsoft warns Azure customers of flaw that could have permitted hackers access to data. live. September 9, 2021. Reuters. en. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909000213/https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-warns-azure-customers-flaw-that-could-have-permitted-hackers-access-2021-09-08/.
  4. IanColdwater . 1776404384206766218 . 6 April 2024 . "Senior Principal Security Architect" . 16 April 2024 . https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1776404384206766218 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416095026/https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1776404384206766218 . 16 April 2024.
  5. News: Sharma . Mayank . December 4, 2020 . Docker support is being deprecated in Kubernetes - but not just yet . . July 10, 2021 . July 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210710120100/https://www.techradar.com/news/docker-support-is-being-deprecated-in-kubernetes-but-not-just-yet . live .
  6. Get In Containerds, We're Going Securing: Kubernetes SIG Security is Here!. May 14, 2021. Coldwater. Ian. Video. Cloud Native Computing Foundation. 0:10. Sable. Tabitha. Raghunathan. Savitha. Small. Aaron. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723162917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_s6zkyRpME. live.
  7. Web site: 2020 . Ian Coldwater . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183443/https://kccnceu20.sched.com/speaker/ian420 . July 23, 2021 . July 23, 2021 . KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2020.
  8. Coldwater. Ian. Adam Glick. Craig Box. Attacking and Defending Kubernetes, with Ian Coldwater. July 23, 2021. Kubernetes Podcast. Google. August 6, 2019. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723185822/https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/065-attacking-and-defending-kubernetes/. live.
  9. News: Combs . Veronica . May 1, 2021 . 5 weird, cool things I learned from attending Deserted Island DevOps on Animal Crossing . . deviated . July 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507082228/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-weird-cool-things-i-learned-from-attending-deserted-island-devops-on-animal-crossing/ . May 7, 2021.
  10. News: Lima . Cristiano . September 16, 2021 . Why Democrats are rallying around creating a new FTC privacy bureau to police Big Tech . . May 17, 2022 . October 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019004148/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/16/why-democrats-are-rallying-around-creating-new-ftc-privacy-bureau-police-big-tech/ . live .
  11. IanColdwater . 1625159589082632195 . 13 February 2023 . "Today is my last day at Twilio." . 16 April 2024 . https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1625159589082632195 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230213194016/https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1625159589082632195 . 13 February 2023.
  12. Web site: Governing Board . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183443/https://openssf.org/about/governing-board/ . July 23, 2021 . July 23, 2021 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2021. DEFCON29 Speakers. live. August 5, 2021. DEF CON. July 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710003716/https://defcon.org/html/defcon-29/dc-29-speakers.html#coldwater.
  14. Web site: Speaker: Ian Coldwater. live. July 23, 2021. Black Hat Briefings. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183443/https://www.blackhat.com/us-19/speakers/Ian-Coldwater.html.
  15. Web site: Ian Coldwater. live. July 23, 2021. RSA Conference. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183443/https://www.rsaconference.com/experts/ian-coldwater.
  16. Web site: 2019. Speaker: Ian Coldwater. live. July 23, 2021. O'Reilly Velocity Conference. en. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028180053/https://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity/vl-ca/public/schedule/speaker/318057.html.
  17. Web site: Ian Coldwater. live. July 23, 2021. devopsdays. en-us. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183443/https://devopsdays.org/events/2021-minneapolis/speakers/ian-coldwater/.
  18. News: Cloud Native Computing Foundation. November 20, 2020. Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces 2020 Community Awards Winners. July 10, 2021. July 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710121257/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cloud-native-computing-foundation-announces-2020-community-awards-winners-301178231.html. live.
  19. Book: Martin . Andrew . Hacking Kubernetes : threat-driven analysis and defense . Hausenblas . Michael . . 2021 . 978-1-4920-8170-8 . First . Sebastapol, CA . 1276934473.
  20. Web site: Geesaman . Brad . March 2, 2020 . Advanced Persistence Threats - The Future of Kubernetes Attacks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803011821/https://darkbit.io/blog/future-kubernetes-attacks-rsa-2020 . August 3, 2021 . May 17, 2022 . Darkbit . en.
  21. Web site: Container Breakout: Cybersecurity Lessons Learned . 2022-01-24 . . en-US . January 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013243/https://blog.share.org/Article/container-breakout-cybersecurity-lessons-learned . live .
  22. Web site: @IanColdwater on Twitter . September 26, 2022 . June 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618191343/https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1351958584800677888 . dead .
  23. Web site: Fee . Nočnica . March 24, 2021 . Inspiring Women in Tech You Should Be Following . July 22, 2023 . . en.

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