Sanne Maasakkers
Senior Analyst at Mandiant Intelligence (Google Cloud)
Talk Abstract
What do a winning Capture the Flag (CTF) team and other high-performing technical teams under high-pressure situations have in common? And what lessons can we draw from the three-time world champion CTF team to apply in our professional lives? In this talk, Sanne Maasakkers, one of team's coaches, will share insights into the preparation, selection, and training of the winning Team Europe - a group of European students and young professionals competing in the International Cybersecurity Challenge against all other continents.
About Sanne
Sanne Maasakkers works as a senior analyst at Mandiant Intelligence (now part of Google Cloud). After working in offensive security and in the public sector, she now focuses on researching and analyzing digital threats and APT tactics. She presented before on the DEFCON Adversary Village, BSides Las Vegas and the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Tech about hacking and threat intelligence. Aside from these professional roles, she coaches the European CTF team (backed by ENISA) for the yearly international championship, leads the EU initiative at the Adversary Village and creates educational content about hacking for the younger generation.
