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Somalia to Silicon Valley🚀 | Quitting Snapchat to building a Cyber Empire - NoHack | Yasmin Abdi

Somalia to Silicon Valley🚀 | Quitting Snapchat to building a Cyber Empire - NoHack | Yasmin Abdi

Published 1 year, 2 months ago
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Want to break into Big Tech? 🤔


We chatted with Yasmin Abdi, founder of NoHack (and ex-Google, Meta, Snapchat!), to get the inside scoop. This Hackerproof episode dives into her journey, from Somalia to Silicon Valley, exploring NoHack's impact, her security role at Snapchat, and how you can land your dream tech job. Plus, we discuss networking tips, Afrotech, and potential partnerships. A must-watch for aspiring cybersecurity pros and tech enthusiasts!


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01:40 - Introduction

02:42 - Breaking into Big tech

06:02 - About No hack’s launch event

07:26 - Motivation behind Nohack

10:15 - How Nohack works

12:12 - Work in Somalia

15:12 - What would you attribute your success to?

16:55 - Advice for networking

17:40 - Difference between working with snapchat vs Nohack

20:36 - Hosting Afrotech

22:12 - Toolsets as a Security manager at Snapchat.

25:35 - Insider risk

27:42 - Questions for Hackerproof - Partnership with Bigtech?

29:02 - Questions for Hackerproof - Partnership with Nohack?

31:21 - Conclusion.

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