Introductions

Hi everyone! My name is Andy Mckay and I work at the National Records of Scotland. I look forward to connecting with all you lovely humans! 🤖

Hi!  I'm Mel, Services Operations at Saepio and working with our partner Immersive.  Have been here almost 3 years, started out as Cyber Security Advisor.  Loving the crisis sims and getting great feedback from potential customers.  Attended the London Sim event which was fantastic!

Hello everybody!

My name is Rafael, currently working in a banking institution, leading the S-SDLC area.

My first memory is with Commodore 64 (I'm a few years old :)) ... tinkering with its BASIC.

I met Immersive Labs thanks to an initiative of my Organization, and since then, every week, I have challenged myself to be a little more curious, to study, to learn and to complete labs.

And to this day, leading the ranking in my organization!

I could not mention all the tools and tactics that thanks to Immersive Labs I have learned about; I am especially interested in CVEs, malware analysis, code debugging and new techniques!.

Here's to many more labs with Immersive!

Hey everyone :-)

I've just joined the Community team as an Intern to help KieranRowley and Anonymous. I came from a really sociable industry (brewing) and I've come to realise that cyber is just as sociable and friendly. It's been great meeting people from different companies and backgrounds, all obsessed with their particular area of cyber.

Hopefully I'll bump into some of you at future events!

Hello everyone! :) I'm Jude, a Cyber Security student currently studying for a degree apprenticeship in the defence sector. I'm just about to enter my fourth year, and Immersive has been incredibly helpful throughout. I'm hugely passionate about Cyber, and I'm always looking for opportunities in the industry :D

I got into Cyber Security when I was 14, and joined a national cyber security competition for 14-18 year olds called Cyber Discovery, run by CyberFirst, SANS Institute and the UK Government. Managed to reach the final stage three years in a row, where I took part in the face-to-face final, and later studying for and passing two GIAC qualifications when I was 17-18 years old (the GCFE and GCIH). Earlier this year I took part in the Cyber Team UK competition, reaching the final.

My areas of interests in Cyber Security are Threat Intelligence, Reverse Engineering, Malware Analysis and Digital Forensics. Actually, my dissertation was on developing a tool to detect embedded malware in images :D

In my spare time... oh man, I have FAR too many hobbies. I do a self-defence system called Krav Maga, I love to draw, and I'm also a Warhammer 40K lore fan, so I read a lot of that (get me started on Warhammer at your peril).

Once again, it's so lovely to meet all of you 😄

Hello. I am Eric and I am a software development consultant specializing in data engineering pursuing knowledge of cybersecurity through multiple outlets including the pursuit of a master's which is how I heard of this platform. I enjoy tinkering with hack projects and trying to get a good handle at industry trends.

Great to be part of this community! I am Nasser, Cyber Security Manager for 2 NHS Trusts in NW London. I have been using Immersive for a number of years but am now looking to expand usage across my organisations so everyone can benefit from on demand cyber learning. It is a fantastic platform! Look forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas!

Hi everyone, excited to be here. 

I have worked in CS for about 5 years now, having completed a (late in life) apprenticeship through work. I work for a leading UK Financial Services provider and am looking forward to continuing to grow CS awareness across the UK.

I am a novice member of my organisation's CTF team and particularly love cryptography or Wireshark boxes.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone a little better.

Hello everyone, it is lovely to be here.

I am very new to Cyber, being a part of Digital Governance. However, I am excited to learn more through Immersive so I can work in partnership with our Cyber team (& have a little more understanding myself for my own personal & professional development). 🤩

Hello Everyone! This is so much fun getting to know you all. My name is Courtney, and I manage our Strategic Alliances and Partner program here at Immersive Labs. I have a cybersecurity, risk management, and risk quantification background, and I love how we're working to address the people's risk side of what we do! 

In my free time - and work time - I LOVE to travel. I recently had the chance to go to Australia for the first time, and it was spectacular! I also have a 14-year-old daughter who keeps me very busy - and the dog, of course! 

I am excited to be part of the community!