Tuesday Jul 04, 2023

Decoding Career Pathways: The Expert Interview Series Feat @hackerpinup (From The Vault)

In the second installment of our Decoding Career Pathways series, your HerHax cohosts Christine and Rebecca highlight their incredible friend Tracy (@hackerpinup on Twitter)! Join them as they discuss Tracy’s path to a career in cybersecurity, the importance of diversity in infosec, and ways to overcome misogyny in the workplace.

Tracy is a New York City based Lead Security Research Engineer at Trenchant (formerly known as Azimuth Security). With a degree in Computer Engineering and over 10 years in the industry, Tracy has predominantly focused on vulnerability research, reverse engineering and development for embedded devices. She has led teams focused on telecommunications equipment and contributed to teams large and small working on routers and various types of embedded devices. She has presented at conferences such as ShmooCon, Midnight Sun, AUREVR, and will be presenting at DEFCON 31!

From the Episode:

Diversity’s Effect on the Bottom Line: https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2ajigf91qpl5lz7fgcu80/news/diverse-companies-are-more-productive-and-make-more-money-says-report#

https://www.forbes.com/sites/annapowers/2018/06/27/a-study-finds-that-diverse-companies-produce-19-more-revenue/

https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Inclusify/Stefanie-K-Johnson/9781094159690

More Resources:

Tracy’s Twitter: @hackerpinup

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