Episode 50 Larkin Ryder: Slack’s Inimitable Defender

Humans of InfoSec

For the 50th episode of Humans of InfoSec, we’re excited to feature Larkin Ryder, Slack’s head of product security and former interim chief security officer. Larkin has held engineering roles at high tech companies for more than 25 years, including more than five years as a senior security engineer at Twitter. While Larkin has a proven track record of solving complex engineering problems as a manager and engineer, she brings unique humility, humor, and compassion to each challenge. In our latest episode, Larkin opens up about her career and path into security, her background in zoology—and much more.