Part 1: In October 2017 I accepted a job at Equifax (1 month after their breach announcement). Soon thereafter it would be voted “the most hated company in the country”. So why did I do it? Simple. I wanted to work in Security ever since graduating college, but never had the chance to make it a career. Joining a company in the middle of such an intense crisis provided a great opportunity to finally make the switch! I’ll discuss how this approach can be a great path into Security. I’ve been able to take on roles from AppSec engineer to DevSecOps, Security Platforms Automater to Pen Tester. Learning a LOT in the process. Orgs on the wrong end of a breach NEED Security. We can help! So run towards the fire!
Part 2: On July 11th, 2016 my 29 year old wife of two years suffered an Ischemic Stroke to the right portion of the Pons. I’ll use this time to… – Share my wife’s story and recovery – Build awareness of stroke in younger people – Teach the B.E. F.A.S.T. stroke identification method.