Building Up the Blue Team – Frank McGovern – ESW #249
Traditionally, the red team has been seen as "fun and interesting", with blue team characterized as "all work, no play" in terms of cybersecurity career paths. Today we talk with Frank McGovern to explore the current state of blue teams and the importance of security policy. Not only has Frank been a practitioner his entire career, but he also built Blue Team Con, a labor of love designed to fill a significant gap in both the Chicago security events scene and across the wider cybersecurity events industry.
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Guest
Frank McGovern is a Cybersecurity Architect in Chicago, Illinois. He holds CISSP, CISM, CNSS-4016-I, CSM, and Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate certifications. Frank currently works for StoneX, an international financial commodities and research company that includes a vast M&A portfolio. His previous role involved being in a large organization with a small cybersecurity team, which let him wear many cybersecurity hats and learn numerous verticals. Frank has experience working in cybersecurity architecture, design, and implementation, GRC (policy, risk management, and compliance tracking), and more. He has specialization in the Microsoft E5 product stack. Frank also co-founded Blue Team Con, is involved in the automotive detailing industry, and loves to play video games.
