Why Learning Offensive Security Makes You A Better Defender – Catherine Ullman – ESW #268

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Guest

Catherine Ullman
Sr. Information Security Forensic Analyst at University at Buffalo

Dr. Catherine J. Ullman is a security researcher, speaker, and Senior Information Security Forensic Analyst at University at Buffalo with over 20 years of highly technical experience. In her current role, Cathy is a digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) specialist, performing incident management, intrusion detection, investigative services, and personnel case resolution in a dynamic academic environment. She additionally builds security awareness among faculty and staff via a department-wide program which educates and informs users about how to prevent and detect social engineering threats, and how to compute and digitally communicate safely. Cathy has presented at numerous information security conferences including DEF CON and BlueTeamCon. In her (minimal) spare time, she enjoys visiting her adopted two-toed sloth Flash at the Buffalo Zoo, researching death and the dead, and learning more about hacking things to make the world a more secure place.

Hosts

Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative
VP Traceable.ai, Cyber Angel Investor and Advisor at 90 Degree Ventures