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Breaking the Mold: How Two Women from Non- Technical Backgrounds Broke into Cybersecurity

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Breaking the Mold: How Two Women from Non- Technical Backgrounds Broke into Cybersecurity (PDF, 11.25MB)Last updated: 04 Apr, 2024
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Mackenzie Wartenberger
Maril Vernon & Mackenzie Wartenberger
  • SANS New2Cyber Summit 2024

SANS New2Cyber Summit 2024

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    Maril Vernon

    Maril Vernon (@SheWhoHacks) known as the “One Woman Purple Team'' is an Ethical Hacker, Senior Application Security Architect and Purple Team Program Manager — a niche in offensive security testing that has recently gained popularity demonstrating cyber resilience in the advanced threat landscape.

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