Alyssa Miller

A hacker since childhood, Alyssa Miller has a passion for technology and security. She bought her first computer at age 12 and quickly learned to hack modem communications and software. Her career journey began as a software developer which enabled her to pivot into cybersecurity. Beginning as a penetration tester, she has spent the better part of two decades in cybersecurity. Those years have seen her grow as a security leader with experience across a variety of roles.By the age of thirty, Alyssa was serving in security leadership roles. Running the security testing and vulnerability management program for a Fortune 200 financial services firm, she learned the rewards and challenges of hiring and developing cybersecurity professionals. Later in consulting, she was called upon to build consulting teams from the ground up. Now as an executive leader, she is putting the experience of building teams to work as she builds and leads enterprise cybersecurity programs.Alyssa is a highly recognized professional in the cyber security industry. She regularly advocates for improving the security community. Alyssa is often called upon to share her research with business and industry audiences through a wide variety of international public speaking engagements, interviews, and other media appearances. She blends a mix of technical expertise and executive presence to bridge the gap that can often form between security practitioners and business leaders.