Maria Mora is a Staff Application Security Engineer based in Unceded Ohlone Land (San Francisco, California)

Pronouns: They/Them/Themself

About
Maria

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Maria (they/them) is a Staff Application Security Engineer at SiriusXM, where they play a key role in establishing the Application Security program. An avid fan of building, they are a self-proclaimed "Script Kitty", coming up with all sorts of scripts and automations to make work easier for everyone involved.They started out as a software engineer, but has since found themself very interested in information security, privacy, and data compliance. In previous roles, they have built websites, back-end systems, APIs, and their repertoire includes application security and data compliance tools.Aside from their day job, they enjoy anime, video games, and helping make the world a better place.

Skills And
Interests

  • Security Awareness and Culture program development

  • Information Security, Application Security, Security Architecture

  • Language of Choice: Python

  • Previous Languages: Java, Groovy, PHP, Javascript, NodeJS, Golang

  • RDBMS: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL

  • Compliance: PCI-DSS, GDPR, CCPA

  • GDPR and CCPA compliance and fulfillment automation

  • SAST/DAST tools

  • Systems design drafting and presentation

  • Service provider canvassing and assessment

  • Incident response triaging (SANS model)

  • Microservices, REST APIs, Web Applications, Serverless

  • AWS Cloud Architecture

  • Internationalization/Localization

  • Psychology, Behavioral Economics

  • Herding Cats, Kindness


I am

  • Interested in speaking gigs

  • Currently at capacity for volunteer work (advisory-capacity calls available upon request)

Currently At

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Staff Application Security Engineer


Previously At

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Staff Security and Compliance Engineer
Senior Secure Application Engineer
Software Engineer


A Part Of

  • The Diana Initiative (secretary)

  • EFF (member)

  • OWASP (member)

  • DSA (member)

Talk to Me

I would love to hear about speaking gigs and volunteer opportunities. I'm also down to share knowledge.

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