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Introductions
Welcome to our new Community, we are so happy that you have joined us and we'd love to get to know you all. Please introduce yourself in this thread by telling us a little bit about yourself and your experience with Immersive Labs and Cyber Security.
I'm Kieran, the Director of Community here at Immersive Labs and I'm responsible for fostering this community, and leading our Cyber Million program which aims to help 1 Million people into cybersecurity jobs over the next decade.
Prior to this I worked with the UK NCSC to design and deliver the inaugural program of CyberFirst events, a pioneering initiative aimed at inspiring and encouraging 14 - 18 year olds to consider careers in cybersecurity. I'm a member of the UK Cyber Security Council's Qualifications Careers Working Group and carried out extensive research into the UK's Cyber Security Skills Gap as part of my MSc in Cyber Security.
I live in South West England, where you can often find me running on the trails, or running after my 7 year old son.
I look forward to meeting you all
Kieran
103 Replies
- RobertKlentzeris
Immerser
Hi everyone, I'm Robert Klentzeris.
I've worked here at Immersive as part of the AppSec for 4 years now. I enjoy writing labs, content and anything AppSec. Everyday brings new challenges which makes it a rewarding place to be.
If I'm not being a nerd you can find me playing basketball games pretending to be a centre that's actually shorter than most point guards 🙃 I'm also a incredibly proud chocolate Labrador Dad.
If you've got any opinions on AppSec I'm all ears. The spicier takes the better. Pen-testing is overrated? "Shift everywhere" isn't a real solution? C-Levels should know how to Threat model? Rust is overrated and you should probably just use Go? See you in the replies for some fun spirited hot takes 😏🌶️
- JessicaThompson
Immerser
Hi there! My name is Jessica, and I'm a Customer Success Manager here at Immersive Labs based in the Annapolis, Maryland, area (Go Blues! 💙 ⚽ 🦀). I've been in Customer Success for about a decade, and simply put my favorite thing about my role is helping people solve problems! I'm always down for a good brainstorm or strategy session.
When I'm not at my desk, you can find me hanging out with my colleagues in the office! Meet my team:
- 🐕 Maple, Office Manager - Miniature Australian Shepherd (7 years experience)
- 🐈⬛ Frank, Office Layabout - Nebelung (2 years experience)
- 🐈⬛ Charlie, Office Clown - Nebelung (2 years experience)
I'll edit to include a team photo later!
Did I mention I work remotely? 🤣 If any of my colleagues pop in to a meeting, there's about a 99% chance it's Charlie, and he will be distracting anyone and everyone!
Looking forward to experiencing the Human Connection with you all!
- JessicaThompson
Immerser
Maple!Frank!Charlie! - TillyCorless
Community Manager
Great to have you here, JessicaThompson
- BarnyStewart
Immerser
Hey, all! I'm Barny, lead application security engineer here at Immersive Labs. I've been with Immersive for about a year, previous to which I was a penetration tester for 7 years.
Prior to that, I've been lucky enough to work as a software developer for a variety of companies of all sizes and to see a few interesting places around the world while I was at it. I've also spent some time working in production (staging, lighting, and sound for events) and driven lorries of various sizes professionally.
I love a good film and the odd computer game (especially with friends and family), and my first 3D printer just arrived today, so I'm excited to start tinkering with it!
- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Welcome BarnyStewart 👋 pleased to have you here
- ChrisKershaw
Community Support
Hi all 👋🏻
Lovely to e-meet you all!
I'm Chris, I work in the Customer Support Team, here at Immersive. I've been here now for just over two-years, and my focus is to help deliver the best level of support that I can to help our wonderful users.
A little bit about me then .. my hidden talent is doing impersonations, I love imitating TV characters and personalities! Football/Soccer, I support the mighty Aston Villa! I'm currently building a record collection, which I've really enjoyed doing over the past few years.
Otherwise, I'm married, have two cats, and I live in South Wales.- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Hey Chris! 👋 Welcome to Immersive Community: The Human Connection!
- EvanStockmon
Immerser
Hello IL community!
My name is Evan and I am a Solutions Consultant with Immersive! I work with our sales team to deliver solutions to our prospective customers and customers that help solve problems related to their organization's cyber resilience. I have been with Immersive for 2 years, but prior to joining I worked in various security roles across risk & compliance as well as security operations where I first got experience with the platform as an end user.
In my free time, I am passionate about all things sports! When I am not playing basketball, you can find me skiing or walking my dog while planning my next ski trip :)
Looking forward to being apart of this growing community!- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Welcome, Evan!
- KitHudson
Immerser
Hello all! I am Kit, a solution consultant based out of St. Albans which is just north of London.
I have a 2 year son that I have been taking to as many countries as possible (until we have to pay for a full plane ticket for him 😣).
I also have a dog called Norman who can run at 45mph but only for about 1 min and then sleeps behind me in my office for the other 23h and 59mins of the day.Looking forward to getting involved with our new community!
- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Hi @KitHudson and welcome! Love hearing about Norman. Am I right we can expect 1 min of community engagement from him each day? Then he can spend 23h and 58 mins sleeping, still!
- BenMcCarthy
Immerser
Hello to the community!
My name is Ben McCarthy and I have been working at Immersive for 6 years now and have watched it grow to the platform it is today.
Cyber security is a huge passion of mine, and I spend a lot of time reverse engineering for malware analysis or exploit development. I have reversed engineered malware that people are unaware of and have found exploits in production software that has gone through disclosure. If anyone wants to discuss these with me I will chat forever!
I lead the cyber threat intelligence team here at Immersive where we release labs on the latest threats against our customers industries within 24 hours - this involves CVEs, latest malware trends and emerging threats. It can be stressful but also very fun.
I can't introduce myself without talking about the new addition to my household; I have a rescue cat called "Cat"; he is about 15, has one eye and three teeth, and is the most loving animal! Here he is :)
- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Welcome, Ben!
- JennyLam
Immerser
Hey I'm Jenny! I'm a Senior Cyber Resilience Advisor for Immersive Labs, specialising in technical exercising and cyber preparedness.
At home I have two chinchillas, Suki and Sen who are the sweetest beings on the planet. I'm a big fan of gaming, puzzles, escape rooms, which tend to give me inspiration for simulating dilemmas in exercises!
- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Welcome, Jenny!
- CorryGreenAlumni
Hello! My name is Corry; I have been on the immersive Labs 🚀 for over a year. I partner daily with our customers to help them extract maximum value from our platform and exceed their cyber goals.
I am a father and a cinema enthusiast, and I also enjoy graphic design and content creation in my spare time 🙂
- TillyCorless
Community Manager
Welcome, Corry!
- PamelaSmith
Immerser
I'm Pamela, Senior User Researcher at Immersive. I've been at the company for over 5 years undertaking user research and usability testing, speaking to our customers to get their feedback on our existing products, as well as potential new features and designs.
I'm passionate about inclusivity and accessibility in design, tech and all aspects of life.
Outside of work you will usually find me walking my dog, doing puzzles or watching true crime.- KieranRowley
Community Manager
Welcome to the community Pamela!