Tracy Maleeff on Diversifying the Cyber Workforce, OSINT Skills and “Librarian Face”

<p>Tracy Maleeff led a successful career transition into the tech and cybersecurity world nearly seven years ago. Now a security researcher with the Krebs Stamos Group, the former librarian still uses her hard-won open source intelligence skills to sort through a deluge of cybersecurity information for clients and for subscribers of her free InfoSecSherpa news roundups.</p><p>In the latest WE’RE IN! episode, she speaks to the importance of having diverse perspectives at the table when it comes to cybersecurity and warns of a disconnect between tech hiring managers and HR departments.</p><p>“Companies keep hunting for unicorns when they really just need to pay attention to the squirrels at the base of the tree,” Maleeff said.</p><p>---------</p><p><strong>Here are a few more reasons to listen:</strong></p><p>* Discover Tracy’s tips for breaking into the cybersecurity industry from other professions: She once helped a mechanic launch a career in pentesting</p><p>* Learn how she’s used Twitter to advance her own cybersecurity career</p><p>* Hear about out her favorite episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians – and yes, there is an infosec connection!</p><p>---------</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://infosecsherpa.medium.com/" target="_blank">* https://infosecsherpa.medium.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ks.group/" target="_blank">* https://www.ks.group/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.synack.com/" target="_blank">* https://www.synack.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://readme.security/" target="_blank">* https://readme.security/</a></p>