Uncommon Journey

Alyssa Miller



Alyssa Miller

Contributor, Securing Bridges

               

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As a hacker, Alyssa Miller has a passion for security which she evangelizes to business leaders and industry audiences both through her work as a cyber security professional and through her various public speaking engagements. She blends a unique mix of technical expertise and executive presence to bridge the gap that can often form between security practitioners and business leaders. Her goal is to change the way we look at the security of our interconnected way of life and focus attention on defending privacy and cultivating trust.

Alyssa has always had a driving curiosity to understand how technology works and how existing technologies can be hacked to function in new ways. At the young age of 12, Alyssa got her start by taking a job as a paper carrier to save up enough money to buy her first computer. From the time she brought that computer home from Best Buy, she has taught herself new skills and pushed the capabilities of digital technologies.

Chloé Messdaghi



Chloé Messdaghi

Contributor, Secure Your Strategy and The Changemaking

               

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For over ten years, Chloé Messdaghi has advised and developed impactful solutions that have driven growth and innovation while transforming security teams to become resilient. Her work has helped businesses unlock opportunities to enhance trust, mitigate risk, and become purpose-driven. Chloé is a public speaker at major conferences and a trusted source for national and sector reporters and editors, as well as her research, op-eds, and commentary have been featured in numerous outlets, from Forbes and Business Insider to Bloomberg, and TechRepublic. Chloé serves or has served on several advisory groups, boards of directors, and nonprofit boards of trustees. Her work has earned her many distinctions, including being listed by Business Insider and SC Media as a Power Player in cybersecurity. Outside of security, she focuses on philanthropy work. Learn more: https://www.chloemessdaghi.com

Phillip Wylie



Phillip Wylie

Contributor, The Hacker Factory

               

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Phillip is a passionate offensive security professional with over two decades of information technology and cybersecurity experience. His experience includes penetration, red teaming, and application security.

When Phillip is not hacking, he educates others about pentesting and web application pentesting during workshops at conferences and other events. Phillip is the concept creator and coauthor of the book, “The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker” based on his conference talk on starting a career as a pentester.

Phillip’s uncommon journey into cybersecurity is preceded by his colorful past as a pro wrestler, where he once wrestled a bear.