SecKC Mentorship Initiative
in partnership with EnterpriseKC
Interested in becoming a mentor? Click the link below and fill out the form to be added to the list!
Want to find a mentor? Review the dinner menu below! If you find one (or more) that you’d love to be paired up with, click the link below and fill out the form to be added to the list!
Green Paint Bob
Graffiti Bob
Honeycomb Alice
Red Paint Alice
Red Paint Bob
Illusion Bob
Santa Bob
Pink Glitch Bob
Badge Bob
Gray Bob
Green Paint Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 3 years
What is your professional background? Security Alignment Engineer, Security Analyst, Data Center Technician
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? A good mix of red and blue
What is your mentorship philosophy? I mentor individuals from a very holistic, global perspective point of view. I bring many different domains together to create as clear and concise an understanding as possible. And I always make it fun and have fun doing it. My passion comes out and I can get going for hours if left unchecked. I love information security and I understand many sides of it and love talking with others about it. I enjoy teaching new material to people to aid in my own comprehension and to help others grasp the material for themselves.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? I am very flexible and versatile when it comes to communications. Pretty mcuh anything works for me. Whatever the mentee is comfortable with.
Honeycomb Alice
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 2024-1982 (full-time employee)
What is your professional background? Network, Linux/Unix, C
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? -
What is your mentorship philosophy? Help people because it's the right thing to do
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? discord
Red Paint Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 30+ years
What is your professional background? Client/Customer facing, GRC, Data Privacy/Protection, Incident Mgmt, Pricing/Estimating/Solution reviews, Presentation, Risk Assessment, Trade/Sanctions Compliance, Cyber Acculturation
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Threat/Risk Mgmt, Incident Mgmt, Contract (liability, indemnification), Audit, Acculturation (measurement/training, GRC, Trade/Sanctions, Zero Trust/Remote connectivity, Standards/Best Practices
What is your mentorship philosophy? Be-Know-Do. Be = Personal Core Values. Know = Skills. Do = Leadership action.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? face-to-face (includes video)
Santa Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? about 10 years
What is your professional background? mostly red, leadership, and teaching
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? pen testing, IR
What is your mentorship philosophy? To adapt to the learner, rather than having a hard and fast set of rules
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? discord works for me
Badge Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 12 years
What is your professional background? Blue, AWS, Network Admin (rusty), passionately curious, self taught, security engineering, former CEO, recovering aerospace engineer/astrophysicist
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Cloud Security, DevSecOps, integrating security with software development teams, phishing campaigns, transitioning from HelpDesk to Security Engineering
What is your mentorship philosophy? I hope you can learn as much from me as I will learn from you. I want to know where you are now and where you want to go, along with all the goals in between. Do you have family or health considerations? I might be able to help, I am disabled and handicapped and have family. Maybe lessons I learned along the way will help you or guide you.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? Discord
Graffiti Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 10 years in IT and 6 years in Security
What is your professional background? Blue
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Corporate Fuel Manufacturing and Corporate Finance
What is your mentorship philosophy? To answer what I can and give my honest opinion when it is in fact an opinion? I always ask people to get a second opinion because mine can be biased from my personal experiences.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? Discord
Red Paint Alice
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 27 years
What is your professional background? Security engineering, red team hobbyist, developer, GRC, sysadmin, manager (IT and security)
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Security engineering, Security architecture, GRC, vulnerability management,
What is your mentorship philosophy? To help people understand the mindset they need to take the next step (rather than all the steps).
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? Occasional meeting (over discord or google hangout)
Illusion Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? IT 20 years .. CS 8 years
What is your professional background? Red Teaming, Server and Network Device Administration, Infrastructure Management, Leadership
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Offensive Security & Network Monitoring
What is your mentorship philosophy? To be of service and provide value
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? Video Chat
Pink Glitch Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 6 years
What is your professional background? Embedded Engineering
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Wireless, Web, Reverse Engineering, CTFs, Embedded, Hardware/Badge Hacking
What is your mentorship philosophy? I want to help others understand skills I am familiar with with the goal of spreading knowledge and technique. I believe that any skill can be learned if the seeker decides to listen and practice.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? Discord
Gray Bob
How long have you been in cybersecurity or IT? 14 years
What is your professional background? Penetration Testing (Web, Mobile, Network, Infrastructure), Red Teaming, Incident Response, Security Operations, Leadership
What cybersecurity domains do you have experience with? Offensive Security, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Security Operations
What is your mentorship philosophy? I am a dedicated listener, deeply committed to fostering mutual respect. I hold the conviction that in the mentorship dynamic, learning is bidirectional, allowing me to gain as much insight as a mentor as the mentee receives. As a goal-oriented individual, I embrace the philosophy that every journey is initiated by taking that pivotal first step.
What is your preferred method of communication with mentees? In person, Discord, Video