Georgia Weidman
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity at NextGen Venture Partners
Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States
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Top SchoolGeorgia Weidman is a cybersecurity leader, serial entrepreneur, and educator with over a decade of hands-on experience in offensive security, mobile/IoT research, and productizing penetration testing tools. She founded Shevirah and Bulb Security, authored the bestselling Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking, and holds patents foundational to simulated phishing—work that has drawn praise from senior national security figures. Georgia balances academia and industry as an adjunct professor at multiple institutions while advising startups, investing as an angel, and mentoring accelerator cohorts. Known for speaking on six continents at conferences like Black Hat and DEF CON, she brings rare depth across technical research, training, and commercial security products. Based in Mississippi, she still leads practical pentests and teaches OSCP/CISSP-level topics, blending practitioner rigor with product and policy insight.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Undergraduate Certificate, Egyptology, Undergraduate Certificate, Egyptology at The University of ManchesterBachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics at Mary Baldwin UniversityMaster of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at James Madison University
Github Skills (7)
smartphone8
spf6
security5
pentest5
penetration-testing5
pentesting5
cybersecurity4
Github contributions (4)
eudemonics/Smartphone-Pentest-Framework
Jul 2012 - Mar 2014
Contributions:85 commits in 1 year 8 months
smartphonesecuritypentestcybersecuritypenetration-testing
georgiaw/Smartphone-Pentest-Framework
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:1 commit, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 1 day
smartphonesecuritypentestcybersecuritypenetration-testing
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