A Purple Teamer’s Insights on Collaboration, Relationship Building, and Vetting Tools

Purple, red, orange, green, blue teams - there's this whole security color wheel.We need to realize that we all play a part in the same cycle and we could all work together a lot more effectively than if we work against each other.So when everyone's collaborating, talking and understanding their part - all the colors combine.This is one big, beautiful security utopia called white teaming.Brutally honest insights from Maril Vernon a.k.a SheWhoHacks, Offensive Security Engineer, Purple Teamer, COO of Teach Kids Tech and Co-founder and Co-host of The Cyber Queens.In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast, Dani Woolf had a conversation with Maril about her challenges as an offensive security engineer and purple teamer, her goals, what vendors do that piss her off, and the alternatives.They uncoveredHow did Maril get into the cybersecurity industry?Is having a creative background (or even a business background) helpful working in the tech industry?Why is providing diversity so important in the tech industry?What does Maril hate most about the cybersecurity industry?Maril’s bleeding neck challenge as an offensive security engineer and a purple teamerWhat's Maril’s ultimate goal as an offensive security engineer?How does Maril vet solutions as an offensive security engineer?Questions an offensive security engineer may ask in their buying decision-making processWhat kind of tools could you pitch to a purple teamer? What kinds of things do they look for to make their job easier?Where does Maril usually look for and find the necessary tools?Cardinal rules security vendors, marketers, sales, what's above, below, in between, are breakingAnd more!Join Audience 1st Newsletter TodayJoin 1400+ cybersecurity marketers and sellers mastering security buyer research to better understand their audience and turn them into loyal customers: https://www.audience1st.fm/newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit audience1st.substack.com