Keynote: We Need More Mediocre Security Engineers

Presented at BSidesSF 2022 Rescheduled, June 4, 2022, 10:10 a.m. (50 minutes)

The field of information security remains one of the most isolated - and at times, elitist - bastions in tech. We self-impose the highest cost of entry - be extraordinary or get out. Year over year the demand for security expertise and employees only increases, but our numbers don’t grow to match, and we’re burning out. It’s time to rethink how we talk about what we do, and how we invite others to join our ranks - and convince them to stay.


Presenters:

  • Jackie Bow - Asana
    A Jackie-of-all- trades (master of none), Jackie has spent time in roles such as a malware analyst, reverse engineer, security engineer, and head of security at places like as Facebook, Patreon and US government. These days she can be found scaling security teams, coaching, and thinking about how to reduce burnout and increase compassion in the industry. Endlessly curious and easily excitable. She is currently Head of Detection & Response at Asana.

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