Suzanne Widup
Distinguished Engineer - Threat Intel
Olympia, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSuzanne Widup is a Distinguished Engineer specializing in threat intelligence and data breach research, with over a decade of experience leading the full research lifecycle for Verizon’s DBIR and authoring the Verizon Protected Health Information Report. She combines deep technical roots in Unix systems administration, digital forensics, eDiscovery and incident response with public-facing skills as a frequent conference speaker and media/analyst briefer. A founder and president of a digital forensics nonprofit, she also designs curriculum and leads community-building efforts that extend her influence beyond corporate research. Her background includes hands-on forensic tool expertise and courtroom testimony, while an unusual detour into professional jewelry design reflects a pragmatic blend of technical rigor and creative precision. Based in Olympia, Washington, she is a PhD candidate in Information Systems with a concentration in information security, underscoring a sustained commitment to advancing both practice and scholarship.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa CruzPh.D. Candidate Information Systems with a concentration in Information Security, Ph.D. Candidate Information Systems with a concentration in Information Security at Nova Southeastern UniversityM.S. Information Assurance, M.S. Information Assurance at Norwich UniversityGraduate Jeweler Diploma, Graduate Jeweler Diploma at Revere AcademyAccredited Jewelry Professional Diploma, Accredited Jewelry Professional Diploma at GIA (Gemological Institute of America)B.S. Computer Information Systems, B.S. Computer Information Systems at Saint Leo University
Github Skills (3)
vocabulary10
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database10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
swidup/Breach-Impact-Scale
Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:22 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
vz-risk/VCDB
Sep 2013 - Aug 2022
VERIS Community Database
Contributions:78 commits, 58 pushes, 8483 comments in 9 years 1 month
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