An Introduction of Epic Futility
OK well here I am interwebs!! After much encouragement from colleagues, friends, and acquaintances, I’ve launched a website and blog. As you’re likely aware, if you’ve found your way to this page, I’m very passionate about all things security and privacy related. It’s my career, it’s my passion, and most of all it’s something I love to share with others.
I’ve had a very a-typical journey into the world of security however. I’ll probably bore you in some other post with the full progression from my childhood interest in computers to my present day role as a security professional. But for now let me just share that what began as a hobby of playing with computers turned into a full-time job as a programmer which in turn lead to my entry into penetration testing and assessment work.
I have no delusions of grandeur. I am not the world’s greatest hacker, I am not some super security celebrity or highly touted “thought leader”. However, what I am is a person who really loves digging into technology, exposing how it works and how it fails, and sharing what I’ve learned with others. I’ve spoken at industry conferences, as you can see on this site. I’ve delivered various security assessments, training, and strategy guidance as part of my professional work. I’ve been featured in security publications and podcasts. I’m of course active on social media as well. But this is the first time that I own a dedicated space on the web to formally share my thoughts and opinions in written form.
Related to technology, security, and privacy, I also have a very powerful drive to correct what I see as a toxic environment in the tech and security communities. Women, People of Color, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented groups often find that the tech and security space is particularly unwelcoming. In security specifically, studies using the most liberal of criteria have found only around 20% of people in security roles are women. I believe that toxic environment is partly to blame. This is something I feel needs to change. I’m involved in multiple organizations that do work in this area, I speak on this topic as well, and so you’ll probably see posts from me focused on making our industry more inclusive as well.
So I hope you’ll enjoy. I hope you’ll reach out to me and share your own thoughts. I love to heard opposing viewpoints and discuss/debate at length as long as it’s done in a respectful and productive way. Thank you for visiting and please come back over and over!