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Anwar Reddick - Build vs buy in the security industry


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Key takeaways:

  • Build vs buy in the security industry
  • Focusing on speed to get value out of tooling
  • Avoiding tools that tie you into a rigid structure
  • Carrying over Anwar’s software engineering background to security
  • Meet: Anwar Reddick is a 15+ year computing technology veteran. He started his career in software engineering and computer science research and quickly pivoted into information security. He has security experience doing applied research and development, defending business technology assets, supporting business development, and leading compliance programs. After working in multiple verticals, contexts, and tech stacks, he has found a niche managing security teams and programs for cloud-native SMB technology product firms. He holds BS Computer Science and MS Information Security degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

    If you have any questions for Anwar, please feel free to reach out via:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/anwarreddick

    I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please send me a message if you would like me to cover certain topics with future guests.

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