David is the founder of StandardUser Cyber Security, an educational security firm dedicated to bringing work to freelance hackers and bringing top-tier industry-standard information security certification training to the university classroom.
David is an experienced offensive security operator with experience working in the U.S. intelligence community (IC). He learned Persian Farsi, worked at NSA Red Team, and was a member of an elite international team operating in conjunction with coalition forces to aid in the ongoing efforts in the Middle East.
He is currently focused on working with DHS to aid in the efforts to enhance the bidirectional sharing relationship between the U.S. government and commercial entities and to track foreign intelligence activity in U.S.-based commercial critical infrastructure.
Do you believe there is a massive shortage of career cybersecurity professionals?
I've learned over time that perception is reality. If everyone perceives something to be true, then it will be widely accepted as true. Because of that I believe we do have a shortage of career cybersecurity professionals and think there is a three-part approach to bridging that gap, and it will require ...
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