George Wang
George is a software engineer by career and training. He has worked at a biotech creating genetically modified crops, a video games studio, and a large cloud provider company. In the past few years, George was thrust into the world of cybersecurity by proximity to other folks doing it far longer than he has.
Despite having built many things used by many people, George’s claim to fame is having worked with a founding member of WhatsApp, who sadly turned down a sizable stake in the company for higher base pay. An event that gave him unrealistic start up expectations due to sampling bias.
Nowadays, George enjoys broadening his horizon from interactions with eclectic engineers. He currently works at CloudKitchens.
Session
Working cybersecurity can be a tough gig, especially if you’re budget constrained and developers are adding services faster than the company adding employees. Knowing what’s happening in the system is the first step to securing it.
This talk demonstrates how to build a robust, security-focused audit logging system for a fast growth company on the thinnest of budget. Human cost in toil and time is also a serious consideration, which is optimized through hard learned lessons.
Audiences will appreciate both the outcome, and the lessons learned when software engineering and hacker culture collide. Plus, they will discover what becomes possible as your budget expands.