James Rodriguez
The biggest influencers in my life… my family. During my Marine Corps career, my wife often put her career on hold to support the family as we moved across the country and overseas. And, well into my political career, she continues to do the same, so for that I am eternally grateful. I also strive […]
Lauren Price
I got into cyber… I put myself through college doing administrative work at a Domain Name Registry. I was young with zero experience. I couldn’t even spell DNS I just jumped in, and great people in the field helped me learn and grow along the way. What do you think are important topics in cyber […]
Tatyana Bolton
I got into cyber through…national security – which my Master’s is in. My first position writing cybersecurity policy was a great opportunity to learn more about the space, and became my career. The biggest influencers in my career…were the bosses that really saw something in me and who encouraged me to grow and explore. There […]
Poupak Afshar
I got into cyber… How I got into cyber was not intentional. We founded Easy Dynamics in 2006 and started as a SharePoint company. As we began to grow and the needs of our clients evolved, we adapted to meet their needs. We had an “aha” moment and realized we had been doing cyber work […]
Virginia Mayo
I got into cyber… through software development. I developed stand-alone software packages for enterprise infrastructure security to upgrade and harden endpoints. I learned cybersecurity at this fundamental level and continued to build up my cyber muscle from there. Looking back, I realize that when I was most stretched, those experiences provided me with the most opportunities […]