Peter Schawacker

Peter Schawacker

Dallas, Texas, United States
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Cyber business thought leader preserving company value by driving cyber risk management…

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  • They Were Books

    What educational resources were most valuable to me as a cybersecurity professional? They weren't videos or courses…

    9 Comments
  • Why I Write

    "I'd prefer not to." Bartelby the Scriverner, Herman Melville It's hard, writing.

    16 Comments
  • Scale Now

    When should you plan for scale? We didn't start Nearshore to get rich. We started the company so that we could work…

    15 Comments
  • The Only, Not The Best

    "What is the one thing I must do to become marketable?" "For every job I apply for, there seem to be hundreds of…

    15 Comments
  • Where would you offshore/nearshore?

    If you could locate your business anywhere in the world and sell your product in your market of choice, which country…

    21 Comments
  • On Impostor Syndrome and Memory

    The more I learn, the less I feel like I know It’s a lament that’s becoming increasingly among members of my generation…

    19 Comments
  • What were we thinking?

    San Miguel de Allende For 10 years, I'd been trying to make a home in Mexico. I lived in San Miguel de Allende in…

    23 Comments
  • Thelonious Monk’s 25 Tips for Musicians (from Brain Pickings)

    The following list is from of an article that appeared on Brain Pickings. It resonates so well with my approach to work…

    2 Comments
  • Four steps to approaching me the first time

    I'm constantly hounded by potential vendors and partners. Let me make very clear what I need you to do.

    3 Comments
  • A Malware Haiku

    Computer over? Virus equals very yes. That's not a good prize!

    2 Comments

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Experience

  • Nearshore Cyber Graphic

    Nearshore Cyber

    Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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    Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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    Mexico City, Mexico

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    Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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    Fremont, California, United States

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    Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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    Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

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    Denver, Colorado, United States

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    Richmond, Virginia, United States

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    Stamford, Connecticut, United States

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Long Island City, NY

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    Denver, CO

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

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    New Castle, Delaware, United States

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    Pasadena, California

Licenses & Certifications

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Volunteer Experience

  • Electronic Frontier Foundation Graphic

    Supporter

    Electronic Frontier Foundation

    Civil Rights and Social Action

  • Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Graphic

    Supporter

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

    Human Rights

  • Amnesty International Graphic
  • Freedom Of The Press Foundation Graphic
  • Speaker/Volunteer

    Security B-sides Denver

    - 1 year 1 month

    Science and Technology

  • The Long Now Foundation Graphic

    Member

    The Long Now Foundation

    - Present 12 years 7 months

    Science and Technology

  • Metropolitan Opera Graphic

    Supporter

    Metropolitan Opera

    - Present 7 years 6 months

    Arts and Culture

  • Whitney Museum of American Art Graphic

    Supporter

    Whitney Museum of American Art

    - Present 7 years 11 months

    Arts and Culture

  • New York Metro InfraGard Graphic

    Member

    New York Metro InfraGard

    - Present 6 years 10 months

    Science and Technology

  • Founder

    Sentinel Hackers

    - 2 years 6 months

    Science and Technology

    Sentinel Hackers is a user group for Microsoft Azure Sentinel SIEM. I founded the group so that I could teach SIEM. Once the product exited beta I shut the group down.

  • itSMF USA Graphic

    Voting Member

    itSMF USA

    - Present 6 years 6 months

    Science and Technology

  • Human Rights Watch Graphic

    Supporter

    Human Rights Watch

    - Present 6 years 7 months

    Human Rights

  • Wiki Education Foundation Graphic

    Supporter

    Wiki Education Foundation

    - Present 7 years 1 month

    Education

  • Front Line Defenders Graphic

    Supporter

    Front Line Defenders

    - Present 6 years 6 months

    Human Rights

  • BPMInstitute.org Graphic

    Member

    BPMInstitute.org

    - Present 6 years 5 months

    Education

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    Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    BWG Strategy LLC

    - Present 9 years 3 months

    I'm a regular and frequent participant on BWG panels and events.

  • Lean Enterprise Institute Graphic

    Member

    Lean Enterprise Institute

    - Present 6 years 4 months

    Science and Technology

  • Voluntario

    El Proyecto Medusa

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

  • Cyber Mentor DoJo Graphic

    Mentor

    Cyber Mentor DoJo

    - Present 2 years 10 months

    Education

    I mentor people who want to get into the cybersecurity industry and established professionals who want help developing their careers.

  • Identity Defined Security Alliance Graphic

    Member

    Identity Defined Security Alliance

    - Present 2 years 2 months

    Education

  • Founder

    Oaxaca Linux User Group

    - Present 2 years 2 months

    Education

    We're a LUG that brings people together to learn about Linux with the goal of teaching the foundations of cybersecurity. Although the group is based in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, meetings are open to anyone in the world.

  • WOMCY, LATAM Women in Cybersecurity Graphic

    CyberNinja Member

    WOMCY, LATAM Women in Cybersecurity

    - Present 2 years 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

  • Fellowship of Digital Guardians Graphic

    Volunteer

    Fellowship of Digital Guardians

    - Present 2 years 1 month

    Education

  • Cyversity Graphic

    Mentor

    Cyversity

    - Present 2 years

    Education

    Volunteer mentor for cybersecurity practitioners

  • OCEG Graphic

    Member

    OCEG

    - Present 1 year 11 months

    Science and Technology

  • Podcast Host

    Queer in Cyber

    - Present 1 year 8 months

    Human Rights

    https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/queerincyber

    The goal of Out in Cyber is to make it safe for LGBTQI+ and non-gender-conforming cybersecurity professionals to be completely themselves. We are an informal group with no official status. There is no cost whatsoever to join or participate. The group meets in the #out-in-cyber channel at https://discord.gg/HCF3d5nzBs

  • The CISO Society Graphic

    Member

    The CISO Society

    - Present 1 year 4 months

    Science and Technology

  • Identity Defined Security Alliance Graphic

    Executive Advisory Board Member

    Identity Defined Security Alliance

    - Present 8 months

    Education

Languages

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Third Party Risk Association

    Member

    - Present
  • ISACA Mexico City Chapter

    Member

    - Present
  • Sentinel Hackers

    Co-founder

    - Present
  • Association for Computing Machinery

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    - Present

    Member #8381687

  • IEEE

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    - Present

    Member #92932151

  • LogRhythm Partner Advisory Council

    Member

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  • Mosaic Pacific Crest

    Cybersecurity Industry SME

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    Regular presenter and panelist at Mosaic events on cybersecurity industry trends, technologies and use cases.

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