Paula Januszkiewicz

Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO of Secure/ Secure Academy, shares her journey in cybersecurity, driven by insatiable curiosity. She discusses the delicate balance between education and hands-on experience, highlighting the intense demands of incident response. Paula reveals the challenges of legacy protocols in aviation security and how AI is transforming both attack and defense strategies. With a focus on proactive measures, she illustrates the importance of building community through knowledge sharing and the evolving career paths in the cybersecurity landscape.

Paula Januszkiewicz, founder of Secure Academy, shares her cybersecurity expertise, encouraging proactive vulnerability assessments. She highlights common oversights organizations make, particularly with PKI servers. The discussion delves into effective penetration testing tools while warning about the risks of unreliable sources. Paula emphasizes the need for ethical considerations in cybersecurity, balancing automated methods with manual assessments. She also touches on the importance of security awareness and services like 'Have I Been Pwned' to help prevent breaches.