BY Dan Roach / ON May 21, 2019
My education was in AI & Big data, think; neural networks, genetic algorithms all that fun stuff. So, IT security just wasn’t on my radar, in fact, my first real taste was via an introductory day hosted by the Cyber Security Challenge.
Prior to that I hadn’t appreciated how vast and varied the pentesting industry was. Initially what drew me in was the intricate, ever-evolving nature of ethical hacking but the clincher for me was the potential for using data. I knew pretty much straight away I was going to take the plunge and get stuck in - whatever way I could.
I improve the user experience and make things look pretty.
Every once in a while I’ve been able to leverage my data analytics background to help with some of the nitty gritty like smart estimation, data presentation and other intelligent features.
But mostly I’ve had my head down these past few months making sure our new portal’s UX is so slick and beautiful that users “Ooohhh” and “Aaaahhh” like the aliens out of Toy Story.
Winding up Marketing by giving unconventional answers in interviews.
Duck Whisperer
I Plinky Plonk on the old keyboard to make websites easier to use.
Size matters… The longer and more convoluted the better. When it comes to passwords that is, ahem.
Probably my GIANT fire extinguisher – you just never know when you’re going to need it.
My impersonation of a duck
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck - then it’s probably a duck.
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo or does it? Let me know if you’re ever in a cave with a duck.