Ross Young

From a young age Ross has learned information security, DevSecOps, and information technology from both ninjas and pirates. Part way through college, he found his passion for hacking and focused the remainder of his education and his career path on becoming a subject matter expert in information security. Ross loves learning how to break into systems and then keep them secure.

Ross enjoys improving security and believes cloud transformation and DevOps without security equates to releasing vulnerable code faster. He strives to leverage his unique set of industry skills to provide erudite recommendations. Frequently this involves improving security with free and open source tools that save companies millions of dollars.

Ross holds a M.S. in Information Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA in Information Assurance from Idaho State University, a B.S. in Computer Science from Utah State University, and a B.S. in Business from Utah State University. He has earned the CISSP, been voted Runner-up for the CIA’s Scientist of the Year award, and has won five different innovation challenges.

Cybersecurity is his work and his hobby. Additionally, Ross enjoys rock climbing and Halloween decorations.

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