Keynote: We Need More Mediocre Security Engineers

Jackie Bow - Keynote: We Need More Mediocre Security Engineers The field of information security remains one of the most isolated - and at times, elitist - bastions in tech. We self-impose the highest cost of entry - be extraordinary or get out. Yea...

Jackie Bow - Keynote: We Need More Mediocre Security Engineers

The field of information security remains one of the most isolated - and at times, elitist - bastions in tech. We self-impose the highest cost of entry - be extraordinary or get out. Year over year the demand for security expertise and employees only increases, but our numbers don’t grow to match, and we’re burning out. It’s time to rethink how we talk about what we do, and how we invite others to join our ranks - and convince them to stay.

Sched: https://bsidessf2022.sched.com/event/rjp7/keynote-we-need-more-mediocre-security-engineers