Honing Your Poker Face: Pentesting & Project Management in Cybersecurity
Join Evolve Security’s Lindsey Friesen and Katy Vonk as they share their unique paths into cybersecurity and give you the inside scoop on working in the industry. We’ll explore a technical and non-technical perspective to highlight two popular cybersecurity career paths.
This event will cover:
1. How they joined the field of cybersecurity
2. A “Day in the Life” of a Cybersecurity Project Manager and Pentester
3. Common highs and lows of the industry
4. Q&A with the audience
About our hosts:
Lindsey Friesen is a Project and Accounts Manager with Evolve Security, having spent the past six years working in the Chicago startup scene putting out operational fires and persuading managers and executives alike to level up their security game. When not playing Tetris with projects, Lindsey's pandemic pastimes include taking on insanely difficult baking projects and running along the lakefront for blue mind therapy.
Katy Vonk is an Associate Security Engineer with Evolve Security, and an alum of both the Evolve Security Academy bootcamp and the Practical Pentesting advanced track. In 2019, she pivoted from a career in library and information science to pursue her passion for digital privacy and security. Katy is currently studying for the Offensive Security Certified Professional certification and aims to take the exam in early 2021. When she isn't grinding levels as a pentester, she gardens and hikes with her dog.
In this meetup, Patrik Maldre, Security Consultant at Evolve Security, will introduce the field of vulnerability management and equip you with some of the basic skills and knowledge needed to succeed at home, as well in your enterprise.
Not only will learning about vulnerability management help you secure your home network, it can also help you land your next job in the fast-growing cybersecurity industry!
This event will cover:
1. Technical demos of vulnerability scanners and remediation steps
2. A “Day in the Life” of a vulnerability analyst at a global enterprise
3. How to get started at home and begin creating your own
professionally relevant experience
