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14 Mar

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Originally posted by TheoryOf369

Now what if nocturne ults at the same time?

I'm in danger.

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Originally posted by OverpoweredSoap

Doesn't seem that scary as the trailer, which to be fair, is kind of hard to replicate in game.

I think the scare factor for his passive could be pumped up a bit, but its interesting to see how a majority of his kit has actually stayed somewhat the same.

my dude, that ult is going to make me brick myself

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Originally posted by Rebotco5th

Clearly struggling with Welsh and Scouse, is Welshius from north wales?

Sounds more valleys to me

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Originally posted by Peregrine2K

Wales isn't a nation/

(Yes I know it's a meme, it's not that deep blah blah blah)

>:(


13 Mar

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Originally posted by AluminiumSandworm

is he braum irl?

We used Braum iconography in our team a lot!

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Originally posted by Paradai

Many would say that but im happy to give you my tinfoil crown.

Nice, I can wear it to keep alien raybeams out of my brain

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Originally posted by Paradai

Congrats on being reddits new fav rioter

I don't think that's quite true. I would not take that crown from the Cactopus himself.

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Originally posted by drooby_pls

Thanks again for replying! Hopefully after some more experience in the networking/security space, St. Louis’ office will have a spot open. Thanks again for taking time to educate me

No problem. Riot will pay for your relocation to the office you're needed if you are open to it, just FYI.

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Originally posted by Mod4rchive

hey I'm studying that, what do you do most days?

Depends on the day. I personally go between reviewing things we are releasing (games, yes, but also software like new web services), chasing up existing web vulnerabilities or building software that engineers either use or is inserted into the pipeline to protect them by default.

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Originally posted by Giddyfuzzball

Y’all been getting a crap load of phishing scams like my company?

This feels like something someone who was sending phishing emails would ask

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Originally posted by heylmjordan

lol f**k that's too real, dawg

if i keep saying i'm 7/10 people on the internet will believe me

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Originally posted by drooby_pls

What other security teams does Riot employ if you don’t mind me asking?

Off the top of my head (sorry if I leave anyone out) we have:

  • Rioter Security - corporate security
  • Platform Security - security of our infrastructure, things like AWS configurations. You may know them from Cloud Inquisitor.
  • Application Security - my team! security of code and applications that we build/deploy
  • Privacy - This one speaks for itself
  • Regulatory/Compliance - Also speaks for itself
  • SecOps - Threat detection and response
  • Anti-cheat - You know these folks
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Originally posted by drooby_pls

I appreciate taking the time to respond. I’ve always been told by professors that certifications are key and that my degree is more formalities (i.e able to learn other fields).

Is the LA office the office your team is located in? I’m in St. Louis and know there’s an office here but wasn’t sure if it’s more used as a networking hub sort of speak.

So, my team, application security, is actually based out of both Dublin and LA. There are security folk in most offices, though, including St Louis I believe.

I don't doubt that certifications are important, I just don't have any, but I had prior work experience to joining Riot so perhaps that's the difference?

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Originally posted by drooby_pls

What certifications does Riot, and the security team, value the most? I have my bachelors in Cyber Security and working on getting my Network+ and Security+ certs now.

Uh, well, I don't have a degree and the only formal certification I have I gained after I joined Riot, so I'm not the best person to ask.

In general, we're looking for someone who has a good head on their shoulders (i.e, is pleasant to work with), demonstrates an ability to admit when they are wrong and is an effective communicator. In general, security is a people problem that is solved with some tech rather than a tech problem solved with some socializing.

On top of that, you'll want knowledge in your field. So, if you're going into application security, being a software engineer or having strong knowledge of application security vulnerabilities would be a really big plus.

It sounds like your certifications are the 'right' ones, but my perception is that we care more about how you employ the knowledge you gained attaining those certs rather than the certs themselves (to an extent - Immigration laws can be complicated without the correct qualificat...

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Originally posted by _ChestHair_

Buff fingers

Certainly having issues fitting my new ring on them for sure.

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Originally posted by MusicManDan

That's exactly what I was looking for - I'm a software dev with cyber security experience, Riot and games in general sound like they'd have interesting problems to solve so was curious how you found it.

Thanks for giving me such a detailed answer :)

No problem! If you have more questions you can ask them here, DM me on reddit and I am also accessible on Keybase

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Originally posted by TheSentinelsSorrow

we've been over this, padlocking your laptop isnt cyber security

Spilling coffee on it is something I have done a few times now and it is perfect for security. It's not vulnerable if it's reduced to a very expensive paperweight with stickers on.

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Originally posted by borna761

riotgames.com refused to connect

RIP.

My bad! Apparently we don't have a riotgames.com to www.riotgames.com redirect; I'll raise that up!

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Originally posted by MusicManDan

What's it like working on riot's cyber sec team?

What do you want to know?

I really enjoy it.

The rest of the information security team are some of the most talented and humble individuals I have ever had the pleasure of working with.

Information security presents interesting problems, particularly at Riot which has somewhat resisted top-down direction leadership when it comes to engineering. That's not to say there is none, but the fragmented nature of Riot (I am in Dublin, lots of engineers are in LA) makes it very interesting to effect change across the entire organization.

When something's really bad, my team has the nuclear option to enforce people do things, but we would really rather not do that.

This makes anything I build have to stand on its own merits and I have to be able to convince other engineers of its value.