From Developer to Security: How I Broke into Infosec

Presented at THOTCON 0xA (2019), May 3, 2019, 11:30 a.m. (25 minutes).

I've spent roughly 18 years building sites and apps for the web and while I always did my best to apply the basics of security, I never truly understood the many ways systems could be hacked. That changed when Wannacry hit and I decided to refocus my career to help secure not only systems, but people. In this talk I'll discuss the impetus for my career change, the challenges I faced as a new person to the community, how I forged relationships that helped me pave a solid path in the right direction and how I eventually broke into this amazing & competitive field. I hope that sharing this will help newcomers better navigate the murky waters of this community.

Presenters:

  • Rey Bango (LilBitEvil)
    Rey is a security advocate at Microsoft focused on helping the community build secure systems & being a voice for researchers within MS.

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