In this episode, Abhijeth talks about how he got hacked and began his cybersecurity career, his experiences with bug bounty, the learning and challenges in his journey. He makes it a point to give due credit to folks who played a role in his journey of where he is today especially the communities he was associated with. He also has insightful advice to folks starting out. Listen to what he has to say about, if not for infosec then what would be an alternative career for him?

Tune in to this fun episode to learn more about his journey.

Speaker Intro

Abhijeth Dugginapeddi is an experienced Cyber Security leader and tech mentor with 12+ years of experience in the banking, digital media, e-commerce, education, and consulting sectors. He is currently the head of a large security team at BigCommerce, a lecturer at UNSW, and a mentor to Strobes, a security orchestration start-up. Abhijeth has been passionate about security engineering, penetration testing, and building best practices in application/mobile/cloud security since he was 14 years old and has spoken at multiple international conferences including Defcon, Blackhat, OWASP AppSec USA, and B-sides.

He has a keen interest in digital marketing, product design, and growth hacking. He is a dedicated volunteer for a not-for-profit organization, advocating for suicide prevention and raising awareness about mental health.

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