Starr Brown
Director Of Open Source Programs & Projects at XR Village
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolStarr Brown is a security-focused technology leader and open source steward based in Atlanta, serving as Director of Open Source Programs & Projects at OWASP and Executive Director at XR Village. With a CISSP and a Cyber & Network Security certificate from Georgia Tech, she combines deep expertise in risk management, forensic data analysis, and compliance with hands-on consulting experience running 404found. Her background spans operating roles from COO to president, giving her a rare fluency in translating technical findings into business-ready strategies and communications. Known for helping “nerds talk to business,” she drives cross-team collaboration and innovation to embed security best practices into programs and products. Despite a relatively recent formal tenure in security roles, her long operational experience and continuous learning fuel pragmatic, audit-ready solutions for complex systems.
2 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Cyber and Networking Security, A, Certificate, Cyber and Networking Security, A at Georgia Institute of Technology
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (22)
foundation10
security10
owasp10
headers9
json7
scanner4
aws3
snyk3
application-security2
verification2
pentest2
vulnerabilities2
attestation2
risk-management2
automation2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
OWASP/www-project-blockchain-appsec-standard
Nov 2023 - Nov 2024
OWASP Foundation Web Respository
Contributions:1 push in 11 months
mamicidal/owasp-junior-appsec
Jul 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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