Summary
Xingxing Wang is a cybersecurity-focused teaching assistant and practitioner with 14 years of technical and leadership experience spanning incident response, cloud security, and systems administration. At Virginia University of Science & Technology she led phishing and ransomware responses, designed a severity-based IR system, and built cloud-native threat detection on AWS. Her background blends hands-on SOC tooling (Nmap, BurpSuite, Wireshark, Snort) and networking expertise (BGP, MPLS, IPsec) with certifications including CEH, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, and AWS Solutions Architect. A former founder and educator, she has measurable operational impact—growing revenue and learners in an education startup while also fundraising seven-figure donations for science initiatives. Comfortable scripting in Python, Bash and Go and operating across Linux, Windows and cloud environments, she pairs technical depth with cross-functional program delivery and an unusual mix of cybersecurity and education leadership.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, Master of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance at Virginia University of Science&Technology
Master's degree, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Master's degree, Early Childhood Education and Teaching at The University of British Columbia
BHS, Human Development and Family Studies, General, BHS, Human Development and Family Studies, General at The University of Alabama