Gerald Auger
Chief Content Creator
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGerald Auger is a seasoned cybersecurity educator and content entrepreneur with nine years in leadership roles and over a decade-plus of technical experience across healthcare, government, and private sectors. As Chief Content Creator of Simply Cyber and Chief Curriculum Officer for Simply Cyber Academy, he has trained 10,000+ students, built a large online following, and produced award-winning podcast content that blends practical red-team/blue-team skills with accessible learning. He pairs a PhD in Cyber Operations and multiple industry certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA) with hands-on program and security architecture work at organizations like MUSC and Booz Allen, helping translate complex compliance and risk frameworks into usable controls for SMBs and enterprises. Gerald also advises security startups and initiatives, directs a niche cybersecurity conference, and teaches cybersecurity at The Citadel—bringing a rare mix of academic rigor, media-savvy communication, and practical defense experience. An unexpected strength is his track record in scalable education design: building curriculum, labs, and community channels that turn technical depth into career-launching outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Bridgewater State UniversityCISSP (344804), CISM (1323801), CISA(14117435), CCNA, Security+, RFID+, Certified ScrumMaster,, CISSP (344804), CISM (1323801), CISA(14117435), CCNA, Security+, RFID+, Certified ScrumMaster, at CertificationsBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Massachusetts AmherstDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cyber Operations, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cyber Operations at Dakota State University
Github Skills (9)
cybersecurity10
downtime10
persist10
twitch9
infosec7
streaming7
hacking7
information-security7
blueteam4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
gerryguy311/Free_CyberSecurity_Professional_Development_Resources
Apr 2020 - May 2021
An awesome list of FREE resources for training, conferences, speaking, labs, reading, etc that are free. Originally built during COVID-19 for cybersecurity professionals with downtime can take advantage of to improve their skills and marketability to come out on the other side ready to rock. Now its taken on a life of its own and will persist, COVID be damned.
Contributions:262 commits, 46 PRs, 257 pushes in 1 year 1 month
rockspeakingcybersecuritytrainingconferences
gerryguy311/CSC842
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:42 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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