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Danny Akacki and Jeff Man

Jeff Man is a respected security advocate, advisor, hacker, evangelist, mentor, teacher, international keynoter, speaker, former host of Security & Compliance Weekly, co-host on Paul's Security Weekly, Tribe of Hackers contributor, and a member of the Cabal of the Curmudgeons.

Danny’s career has run the gamut of cyber security. From hands-on-keyboard to positions in leadership, he's been on the outside looking in and the inside looking out. The horrors persist on both sides, but so does he.


Session

04-12
15:00
50min
When The Fall Is All There Is – How to Lose a Gig Without Losing Your Mind
Danny Akacki and Jeff Man

Jeff Man and Danny Akacki bring decades of experience—and their own battle scars—to explore not just the why behind job loss, but how to navigate its emotional and practical fallout. From the shock of that final paycheck to the long weeks and months that follow, this session will offer real talk, resilience strategies, and a much-needed reminder: when the fall is all there is, how you land matters

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