Dear friends, Welcome to this latest thrilling episode in a collector's series, in which Tracy and Paul discuss: Topic One: Information Security Certifications are Worthless and Causing More Harm than Good Paul and Tracy talked about the pros and cons of popular InfoSec certifications like Network + and Security + from CompTIA, the CISSP from ISC(2),  and the CEH from the EC-Council. Topic Two: Getting overwhelmed by the news and how to deal A lively discussion was held about tools, techniques, tricks, and philosophies of news and current events intake. The Information Hoarding Epidemic: Causes and Solutions (webinar recording + slides) Nuzzel, Pocket, and Twitter Lists were just some of the tools mentioned. Topic Three: How NOT to use your communication skills Based on stories in the latest headlines, ideas were exchanged about best practices for good communication. Plugs: Tactical Edge - Latin America's premier InfoSec conference! September 13-14, 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia Tracy will present at BSidesCharm, "The Battle for OSINT: Are you Team GUI or Team Command Line?" with friend of the show, Joe Gray.