David Evenden is the founder of StandardUser Cyber Security, an educational security firm dedicated to bringing work to freelance hackers and bringing top-tier industry-standard information security certification training to the university classroom. 

David is an experienced offensive security operator with experience working in the U.S. intelligence community (IC). He learned Persian Farsi, worked at NSA Red Team, and was a member of an elite international team operating in conjunction with coalition forces to aid in the ongoing efforts in the Middle East.

Topics list:

00:00:03 Introduction

00:00:35 Meet @JediMammoth

00:01:36 Origin Story

00:06:10 Pensacola Cyber Training: Crash Course

00:08:50 NSA Red Team

00:11:20 Compartmentalization

00:13:00 Learning and Teaching

00:14:21 Making Decisions

00:14:59 Dwight Schrute (not a typo) Philosophy

00:16:02 Fatherhood and its impact

00:18:14 Challenges

00:19:52 Darknet Diaries: Episode 47 https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/47

00:22:12 Advice to a younger David

00:24:10 Blue Team Challenges

00:25:53 Mental Health Strategies

00:27:20 Social Media and Toxicity

00:29:05 Advice to Newbies

00:29:40 The Innocent Lives Foundation  https://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

00:32:18 Admiration

00:34:00 Diversity

00:36:01 Increasing Participation

00:37:02 Shoutout: Lesley Carhart @Hacks4Pancakes

00:37:13 Shoutout: Katie Nickels @ILikeTheCoins

00:38:58 Virtual Conferences

00:39:50 Advice to the Burnt Out

00:41:38 Wrap up, Thanks