Ian Coldwater | |
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Occupation(s) | Computer security specialist and speaker |
Employer | Docker, Inc. [1] |
Organization(s) | 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., [1] [4] and co-chair the Kubernetes special interest group Kubernetes SIG Security. [5] [6] [7]
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. [8] [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. [5] [6] 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, [7] 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. [18]
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. [19] In 2021, Coldwater, with expertise from Chad Rikansrud, became the first person in history to escape a container on a mainframe. [13] [21]
Coldwater lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [15] Politically, they identify as an anarchist. [22] Coldwater is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. [23]
Ian Coldwater | |
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Occupation(s) | Computer security specialist and speaker |
Employer | Docker, Inc. [1] |
Organization(s) | 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., [1] [4] and co-chair the Kubernetes special interest group Kubernetes SIG Security. [5] [6] [7]
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. [8] [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. [5] [6] 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, [7] 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. [18]
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. [19] In 2021, Coldwater, with expertise from Chad Rikansrud, became the first person in history to escape a container on a mainframe. [13] [21]
Coldwater lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [15] Politically, they identify as an anarchist. [22] Coldwater is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. [23]