Karen Kent
Co-Founder And Cyber Writer at Trusted Cyber Annex
Clifton, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolKaren Kent is a cybersecurity writer, consultant, and co-founder with nearly three decades of hands-on experience translating complex security research into high-integrity guidance for public- and private-sector audiences. She has authored and edited influential publications for NIST, DISA, NCCoE and other major organizations, and has a rare dual background in computer science and technical writing (M.S. in English, technical writing), which she leverages to make technical controls accessible. As Principal Consultant at Scarfone Cybersecurity and now leading Trusted Cyber Annex, she focuses on free, practical cyber content and standards-informed guidance. Her career blends deep technical work—vulnerability scoring, intrusion detection, security automation—with program-level leadership supporting multi-contractor initiatives and budgeted government projects. Not obvious from the title: she’s been shaping security standards and training materials used by federal agencies for more than a decade, making her voice influential in both policy and operational communities.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-ParksideM.S., English (Technical Writing), M.S., English (Technical Writing) at Utah State UniversityComputer science, Computer science at Wheeling UniversityM.S., Computer Science, M.S., Computer Science at University of IdahoComputer and electrical engineering, Computer and electrical engineering at Carnegie Mellon UniversityWheeling Park High School
Github Skills (17)
nist10
xml10
shutdown9
json9
security9
authorization9
schema9
yaml9
compliance9
automation7
risk-assessment5
cybersecurity5
security-testing4
security-automation2
security-scanner2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fractional-ciso/NIST-Cybersecurity-Documents
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Source for NIST cybersecurity documents during government shutdown
Contributions:28 commits, 21 pushes in 3 days
nistshutdownsecuritycybersecuritygovernment
kscarf1/OSCAL-1
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Open Security Controls Assessment Language
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 28 days
security-controlsvulnerabilitiessecuritysecurity-testingrisk-assessment
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