Ken Underhill, CCSK

Underground Ops

Investor

EC-Council

Ethical Hacking Advisory Board
https://www.eccouncil.org/ceh-advisory-board/

Ethical Hacking Advisory Board Member (Volunteer)

EnterpriseKC

I sit on the advisory board for the Cyber Range, which is built to support cybersecurity talent development in the Kansas City area.

Heartland Cyber Range (HCR) Advisory Board (Volunteer Position)

Breaking Barriers Women in Cybersecurity (BBWIC)

An amazing group of women creating a safe place for other women to start and grow their cybersecurity career.

Advisory Board Member (Volunteer)

Whole Cyber Human Initiative

Board Advisor (Volunteer)

Not Disclosed...

I've been around the block and learned from many failures and a few wins.

Entrepreneur

Cyber Life

Successful exit.

Cyber Life is a cybersecurity training company focused on helping SMBs.

About the television show:
I wanted a platform where cybersecurity professionals could share their voice without biased algorithms, which is why the Cyber Life television show was created.  

After a successful 4 season run of the Cyber Life television show (with about 2.1 million monthly viewers), we have decided to focus the Cyber Life team on other projects but the show episodes will now live on the YouTube channel linked below. 

Watch the Cyber Life television show at the links below:
www.CyberLife.TV
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberLifeTV

Co-Founder (Exited)

RapidAscent

I led the initial build of the RA program for an immersive hands-on program, with custom labs that would lead to an OTJ apprenticeship for career changers.  Students with no prior technical experience were hacking and defending network infrastructure efficiently within the first week of the program that was built.  I then brought in another experienced cybersecurity professional to lead the program moving forward, so I could retire again.  

From what I heard, the program was adjusted to more of an entry level Sec+ based program after I left, based on client demand, and the program received funding through the Biden administration grant for cybersecurity to now offer free tuition for the program to applicants.

I'm looking forward to RA continuing to expand the program to help more deserving career changers and veterans get their start in cybersecurity careers.  I'm hopeful that expansion of the program and funding will allow RA the opportunity to increase diversity of its executive team.

Vice President

Cybrary

I built cybersecurity courses for digital forensics, pen testing, and more.  Over 270K students still taking my courses last I knew.

Master Instructor

I help businesses have better control over infrastructure security and development costs with the Nexus | DevSecOps | Cyber Security

I help people learn cybersecurity knowledge and skills.

Free Cybersecurity Training and career videos over on YouTube: 
https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberLifeTV

I've been featured in Forbes, Reader's Digest, Medium, Tech Republic, Fox, NBC, Dark Reading, Voyage Houston Magazine, MSN Money, and many more places over the years.

Multi-award winning and international best selling author of Hack the Cybersecurity Interview.

Free Cybersecurity Training and career videos over on YouTube: 
https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberLifeTV

Listen to the Cyber Life Podcast to hear from industry experts.

Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber-life/id1469224570

Amazon  
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/aeea479e-561e-4d12-911b-5e1b717e8887/cyber-life

iHeart Radio
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-cyber-life-122068176/

Advisory Board Member

Wizer - Free Security Awareness Training

Build and maintain our managed clients' security awareness programs according to their needs and goals. Lead weekly virtual meetups for security awareness managers facilitating conversations and providing resources.

Managed Security Awareness & Community Manager

I manage a community for Security Awareness leaders hosting virtual meetups, weekly interviews and providing resources to support anyone managing their business's security awareness program. Additionally, I assist in creating content and marketing for Wizer's mission to make basic online safety accessible to everyone.

Marketing & Community Manager

New Hero Comics

Assist in family business providing design and marketing direction while my husband, Hillel, provides the artistic genius and creativity.

Design Editor & Marketing Lead

Cyfluencer - Powered by WadiDigital

I was the liaison between cybersecurity professionals and industry vendors to connect interesting content with relevant audiences.

Through this journey, I have also become an advocate for cybersecurity awareness as well as the professionals within the industry as I have begun to recognize the ever-growing gap between online safety & User Awareness as well as the stress and challenges cybersecurity professionals encounter.

Cybersecurity Influencer Marketing & Community Manager

WadiDigital

I have the unique opportunity of building and managing the first B2B Influencer & Distribution platform for cybersecurity. Along with spearheading product management, I cultivate relationships with knowledgeable cybersecurity professionals to connect opportunities between them and vendors in the industry for supporting their marketing efforts.

Special Project - Cyber Influencer SaaS Product

Zirra

Responsible for creating and executing Digital Marketing strategies and establishing KPIs for business goals. Coordinates with team for managing Keyword Research, Technical SEO, Link Building, PPC Campaigns, Social Media. Collaborates with Product Manager, Content Team and Sales Team.

Digital Marketing Manager

Member of Marketing Team to improve Organic Traffic, Social Media engagement, PPC and more.

Marketing

Performed due diligience research based on OSINT on startups and established companies for VC reports.

Market Researcher

Penrod Marketing & Design

Assist small business owners with online marketing, website/conversion optimization, SEO, Google AdWords, Google Analytics to increase online visibility.

Digital Marketer

AIMS-Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies

Managed various client accounts from B2B to B2C  to market their websites via online advertising such as AdWords, Bing, Facebook & LinkedIn; managed SEO Optimization to help increase Organic Traffic; also utilized local SEO such as GoogleMyBusiness Listings & Yelp; drafted landing pages & content upgrade recommendations; analyzed via Google Analytics and Google Search Console for site performance, traffic, and ad performance; ran usability tests, performed keyword research and back links.

Account Manager

Ector County ISD

Beyond basic administrative duties, I also performed duties akin to a Communications Specialist. Assisted in creating and editing internal and external publications such as newsletters, billboards, emails, and press releases; received general queries about the school district and concerned parents/citizens in regards to campus emergencies; assisted in planning and execution of district-wide events such as Convocation and the student recognition dinner "Awards for Excellence"; taught professional development course on basic layout and design to faculty and staff
*This position has since been officially changed to Communications Specialist

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Communications*

Security Awareness Community Manager | Cybersecurity Marketer | OnLine Safety Advocate | LinkedIn Savvy | Cheer Leader for the Cybersecurity Community

*Written by HI - Human Intelligence (for better or worse 😉) 
I fell into cybersecurity through a previous influencer marketing role building relationships and networking with cybersecurity practitioners where I became aware of my own glaring gaps in online safety knowledge.  

As part of  my own personal journey learning about cybersecurity and working to educate myself I discovered Gaby Friedlander and John Oppdenaker here on LinkedIn. Their insightful posts and easy-to-follow content played a big role in growing my own 'cyber savvy'. 

Seeing the need for awareness within my own personal community I began a grassroots effort to share what I was learning with my network using much of the content Wizer and John created. Their mission and value of making online safety easily accessible to everyone strongly aligned with my own values and after a time I took the plunge and reached out to see how I might join the company to be part of this mission beyond just myself - gratefully, Gaby was open to the possibility.

As such my skills in marketing and community building allowed me to contribute to Wizer's efforts as 'one of the team' and after managing the community for security awareness professionals and having dozens of conversations on building and running security awareness I was able to transition into my current position building security awareness content roadmaps for Wizer's managed client accounts.

My intro into cyber marketing was actually leading a unique project to develop the first-ever cybersecurity influencer platform that provides quality thought-leadership content from leading cybersecurity companies by cybersecurity professionals for curated articles. Through my 2 years on the project I built up a network of global cybersecurity professionals, many of them leading voices here on LinkedIn, helped direct design, oversee website creation, created content and hired an awesome project manager who I knew would take the platform to the next level and I was right :) 

Hats I've worn include:
- Security Awareness Content Creator
- Phishing Simulation Campaign builder
- Community Management
- Customer Success / Client Support
- B2B SaaS Product Development
- Marketing Content Creation
- Website Optimization
- Marketing Strategy
- Landing Page Optimization
- LinkedIn Optimization training

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