In this episode, Ryan and his special guest, Kenneth Ellington, discuss Kenneth's cybersecurity origin story, and how he not only broke into cybersecurity but now coaches and instructs those looking to join our field. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks!

Kenneth Ellington is a rising cybersecurity professional dedicated to nurturing new cybersecurity talent. A Florida native now based in Dallas-Fort Worth Texas, he’s leveraged his unyielding drive to go from working at the deli counter to landing a Big 4 Senior Cybersecurity Consulting role - all within 3 fast-paced years. His current specialties are SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint security.

Kenneth brings that same energy and passion to students in his training as they learn about security solutions and address real-world scenarios. He also teaches Cyber Infrastructure part-time at the University of Houston, volunteers for the non-profit Blacks in Cyber Security (BIC), and trains in boxing and kickboxing in his free time.

Ellington Cyber Academy Website - http://kenneth-ellington-s-school.teachable.com/p/home

Youtube Channel - https://youtube.com/@EllingtonCyberAcademy

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