API security, vulnerability research and LGBTQ+ representation | Guest Alissa Knight

Published: Aug. 3, 2020, 7 a.m.

Alissa Knight returns as the first ever three-peat Cyber Work guest, and the topic this week is \u2014 herself! Recorded at the end of pride month, Alissa talks about the benefits of diversity and inclusion when it comes to cybersecurity, her work hacking Bluetooth LE smart devices, her new company Knight Ink and a concept she\u2019s created called \u201cadversarial content.\u201d

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Alissa Knight is a published author, the managing partner at Knight Ink, principal analyst at Alissa Knight & Associates and group CEO at Brier & Thorn. She is a recovering hacker of 20 years and as a serial entrepreneur has started and sold two companies prior to her ventures she runs now. Alissa is a cybersecurity influencer working for market leaders and challenger brands in cybersecurity as a content creator. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn, and subscribe to her YouTube channel to follow her adventures in entrepreneurship and cybersecurity.

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