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

Maril Vernon, 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.

Getting her start as a cybersecurity apprentice, Mack transitioned to GRC and Federal Compliance Framework delivery for both commercial and government clients, before making the jump to Zero Trust Security Architecture and Security/Incident Response.