- By someone who really wants you to succeed! Finding your first job in cybersecurity (which us security nerds call 'InfoSec') can feel overwhelming. There are way too many job titles, technologies, and acronyms to keep track of. There's also no clear career or training pathway to get there (for instance, if you want to…
Hey there, fellow security folks! I've got some absolutely incredible news to share with you today. Brace yourself, because I guarantee you'll be just as excited as I am. Drumroll, please... introducing Semgrep Academy! Are you ready to learn all things application security, secure coding, API security, static analysis, and maybe even some functional programming?…
I am beyond thrilled to share the news with you! The launch of Semgrep Academy is finally happening on May 1st, and I couldn't be more excited.
On Oct 29th, 2023, was the very first edition of “ThreatModCon”, a conference dedicated entirely to threat modelling. On the 30th and 31st was “OWASP Global AppSec”, a conference by the OWASP Foundation, dedicated entirely to application security. On November 1st and 2nd, I helped Adam Shostack deliver his 2-day intensive threat modelling training. This…
My nails and dress were matchy-matchy for my first day! Since I've been keeping this giant secret for so long, I'm very excited to finally be able to share all of my good news. This blog post is going to be all about my first week at Semgrep. We choose July 31 as my first…
Hello my friends! It's me, Tanya Janca from We Hack Purple, and I am beyond thrilled to announce that we are joining forces with Semgrep to take the world of application security by storm! As the new Head of Education and Community, bringing We Hack Purple community and content with me, we will be offering…
I have run an informal mentoring program, every single Monday, since 2018. It's very simple; I use the hashtag #CyberMentoringMonday on Twitter and Mastadon, to try to help people find each other.
Working in the information technology (IT) field means you need to be comfortable with things at work constantly changing and the need to continue to learn as your career grows. Working in information security (InfoSec) means you not only need to keep up with all sorts of IT trends, but also the attacks, defenses, and…
Almost all of the people who respond to my #CyberMentoringMonday tweets each week say that they want to “get into InfoSec” or “become a Penetration Tester”; they rarely choose any other jobs or are more specific than that. I believe the reason for this is that they are not aware of all the different areas within the…
