Personal Details:
Chrissy currently specialises in all things IoT, and enjoys delivering practical hardware hacking workshops to encourage others to get involved in this fascinating field.
Starting her career as an IT Helpdesk Analyst for a large Pharmaceutical in 2002, Chrissy has since gained technical experience covering a wide array of sectors. She possesses a unique insight, having been a full-stack Web Developer, Close Protection Officer (Bodyguard), Information Security Officer and Researcher.
She spends her free time researching areas of Physical Cyber Systems Security and is actively involved within the information security community across a wealth of subjects and interest groups.
Chrissy has an MSc in Advanced Security and Digital forensics and has marked achievements for her contribution and research within the Information Security community. Including winning the (ISC)² Up and Coming Security Professional award, competing and winning multiple Capture the Flag tournaments and earned bug bounties for well-known services.
Competitions and Awards:
- Black Hat Challenge Coin Winner (OSINT)
- Winner of the Cyber Security University Challenge UK
- Placed Top 5, Pragyan International CTF
- SC Magazine Top 50 Woman of Cyber Security
- ISC2 Up and Coming information Security Professional Winner
- BSides London Conference Speaker – Rookie Track Winner
- Women in Security and Privacy Award
- Steelcon Award Winner
- KCC winner of “Best idea, for an app to assist the community”
Featured News and Articles:
- Trip Wire – Women in Information Security Series
- Akami Security and Threat Intelligence blog
- Writer for Detectify Research blog
- Radio 5 Live – The Real Nihal 1 Hour Interview
Security Research and vulnerability discovery:
- Multiple XSS discovery’s in commercial platforms
- Discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office 365, and two other top level domains
- Discovered Vulnerability in Whois.com domain registrar
- HackerOne #702 & #4420 contestant in Las Vegas and London events.
Placements:
- Cyber Security Research Placement: Steganography & Visual Polyglot File Analysis
- Selected out of 150 applicants for a modern apprenticeship at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Projects & Community:
- Author of a Web Application Teaching Platform
- Founder of The Co-Lab – Hardware Security Research Workshops – London
- Contributor to RFID Research Group – Proxmark Github Repo
- @InfosecHour Host\Admin
Public speaking:
| Talk title | Location |
| RFID Security Panel | SecWest |
| DVR Security Evolution | Hardware Hacking Live Stream |
| Women in Cybersecurity Panel | Hactivitycon |
| Starting Out in Security Research | Ladies of London Hacking Society |
| Tech Enabled Crime | Bsides Las Vegas |
| RFID Hacking Tools – RFID Theory and Building Readers. | 44 Con – Workshop |
| RFID Hacking 101 | The Co-Lab (Santander HQ) |
| RFID Attack Exploitation | Institute Of Danish Engineers (IDA) |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Responsible Disclosure | Le Tour Du Hack |
| Compare/Co-Host | IsolationCon — Purple Team Track |
| Practically Teaching the Next Generation | Oxford University – Keynote |
| Tech Enabled Crime | The Many Hats Club London |
| Breaking the Bodyguards | BSides London Rookie Track |
