“You need to fail in order to succeed. – Roy” A successful career path in information security comes from a wide variety of different opportunities, experiences, networks, roles, failures and having good luck.
I will share how my unique roles and experiences over 20+ years have ultimately translated to a career in information security. I will also additionally share my experiences of how I FAILED to become the healthcare information security professional, faculty member and community builder that I am today.
Roy Wattanasin @wr0 is a healthcare information security professional and a faculty member of over 10+ years. He has experience in many industries and spends most of his time developing information security programs, teaching students and helping to build the local communities. Roy is also a member of multiple advisory groups including OWASP Boston etc. He was an adjunct instructor at Brandeis University as part of the Health and Medical Informatics and Information Security Master’s degree programs. He is also co-founder of the Health & Medical Informatics program and credited for bringing back Security BSides Boston many years ago.