Meghan Jacquot -- Assumed Breach Red Team Engagements for AppSec

AppSec specialist Megan Jacquot joins Chris and Robert for a compelling conversation about community, career paths, and productive red team exercises. Megan shares her unique cybersecurity origin story, tracing her interest in the field from childhood influences through her tenure as an educator and her formal return to academia to pivot into a tech-focused career. She delves into her roles in threat intelligence and application security, emphasizing her passion for technical work, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs. Additionally, Megan highlights the importance of mentorship, her involvement with the Women in Cybersecurity (WeCyS) community, and her dedication to fostering the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Connect with Meghan Jacquot:
→ WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity)
→ Difficult Conversations

Mentioned in this episode:
→ WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity)
→ Difficult Conversations
→ Being Henry Fonz And Beyond Henry Winkler
→ DEF CON
→ OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS)
→ ChatGPT
→ RSA Conference
→ The Phoenix Project

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Chapters:
00:00 Meet Meghan Jacquot: Assumed Breach Red Team Engagements for AppSec
02:10 It there. I tried. I went all in. That was my
06:50 I'm just laughing because I, I asked, you know, college aged
10:42 Meghan, one of the things that, uh, you shared with us
13:50 It's something that happens more often than we would like to
19:14 A couple of couple of clarifying questions Do you think that
22:20 I have another scenario then, that I'm just, I don't know
24:15 I wonder about situations where you already have customers who can
26:01 I want to change, uh, topics a bit because I know
29:13 Yeah, I agree. I've had a chance to, to be on
32:51 It's for the, and I hope people are using it somewhere
35:39 You bet. Well, Meghan, our lightning round, we have three questions
36:57 Number three, uh, what's your top book recommendation and why do