Brandon Adkins is the Manager of our Threat Intelligence & Detection Engineering (TIDE) team. His career journey spans a variety of roles and teams where he has been able to showcase his technical skills in security. Since joining Rapid7, he’s had experience as a Penetration Testing Consultant, working with both red and purple teams, and now as a leader with our TIDE team he supports engineers in writing effective detections for products like Insight IDR.
Adkins is no stranger to seeking out and taking on new technical challenges. Before joining Rapid7, he had built a long and successful career, achieving the role of Principal Information Security Analyst.
“I decided to come to Rapid7 because I was at a point in my career where in order to advance further, I was either going to be a people manager, or I would have to look elsewhere,” said Adkins. “At the time, I didn’t feel like I was ready to hang up my hat as an individual contributor. I still felt I had more to offer on the technical side, and didn’t want to be done yet.”
This drive led him to pursue his Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) designation, enabling him to become a Penetration Tester. “I got my notification that I had passed my test the day I had my first interview with Rapid7. So the fact that I got the job really shows how they were willing to take a risk on someone brand new, and invest in my career by giving me that chance.”
When asked what the biggest shift was in coming to Rapid7, he praises the quality and caliber of talent he was exposed to. “In my past role, I was used to being one of the smartest guys ..
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