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Quick Questions with Vanessa: Security Engineer

Written by Mia Campbell | Mon, Feb 7, '22

When she's not stuck in traffic on her morning commute or teaching an old dog new tricks πŸ•, Vanessa and Zeke are busy protecting the SwipedOn team from potential cyber-attacks and sneaky phishing emails 🎣  (or sending them to keep the team on their toes). Read on to discover what a typical day in her life at SwipedOn looks like 😎 

What does a day in the life of you at SwipedOn look like? 

Looking at security issues and giving security training πŸ”

What do you like about working at SwipedOn? 

The office location is BOMB! Everyone in the office is also very welcoming and friendly 🀩

What do you particularly like about what we’re doing with SwipedOn?  

I like that we are providing companies with other avenues to look after visitors and employees safely in the COVID-19 era

What three words would you use to describe your role? 

1. Security
2. Dog-handler 🐢
3. Hacker

What is your SwipedOn screensaver?  

Black Screen πŸ’»

What did you do in your previous working life? 

I was a bitsa! I did bits of everything at a security company prior to SwipedOn, some QA automation, some customer support, some security work

What do you do in your free time?  

Train Zeke πŸ• and play video games πŸ•Ή

What are three things still left on your bucket list?  

1. Travel the world ✈️
2. Buy a house on the beach
3. Be able to travel the world without worrying about COVID-19 🦠

What’s on your SwipedOn playlist?  

Lots of 90's and early 2000's jams

If you were stuck on a desert island and you could choose one person from the SwipedOn team to come with you, who would you take and why?  

Zeke. Cute, fluffy, big teeth, need I say more?

Let's end this with a weird fact about you:

My face is allergic to most sunblock.