Key takeaways:
- Build vs buy in the security industry
- Focusing on speed to get value out of tooling
- Avoiding tools that tie you into a rigid structure
- Carrying over Anwar’s software engineering background to security
Meet: Anwar Reddick is a 15+ year computing technology veteran. He started his career in software engineering and computer science research and quickly pivoted into information security. He has security experience doing applied research and development, defending business technology assets, supporting business development, and leading compliance programs. After working in multiple verticals, contexts, and tech stacks, he has found a niche managing security teams and programs for cloud-native SMB technology product firms. He holds BS Computer Science and MS Information Security degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/anwarreddick
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