Beginner to Builder: Shaping the Conversation in Open Source Security

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Yesenia Yser interviews Ejiro Oghenekome about her transition to cybersecurity and her contributions to OpenSSF.

In this episode of What's in the SOSS, Yesenia Yser interviews cybersecurity analyst Ejiro Oghenekome about her journey from UI/UX design to becoming a key contributor to the OpenSSF. Ejiro shares the inspiration behind her public "100 Days of Cybersecurity" challenge, which has helped her maintain discipline and consistency while making the field less intimidating for beginners. She discusses how connecting with the OpenSSF community led her to the BEAR Working Group, where her authorship of...

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Host: Yesenia Yser

Guest: Ejiro Oghenekome

Topics covered

• Open Source Security
• Cybersecurity
• UI/UX Design
• Community Engagement
• Professional Development

Keywords

• OpenSSF
• cybersecurity
• 100 Days of Cybersecurity
• UI/UX design
• BEAR Working Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenSSF

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