- 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.
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.
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…
I started coding at 17 years old, and it was love at first sight. I got great marks in all of my classes in high school, but loved computer science because in every class, I could “make something out of nothing.” Computer science runs deep in my family as almost all of my aunts and…
