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John Stauffacher

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John 'g33kspeed' Stauffacher is a cybersecurity leader who has spent his career building and operating security programs where idealized frameworks collide with real people, real constraints, and real consequences. From his early days leading Red Teams, to SOCs and detection engineering, his experience has reinforced a simple truth: most security careers, and most meaningful impact; don’t arrive early, cleanly, or on anyone else’s schedule.

You Are Not Behind. The Timeline Was a Lie.

Cybersecurity celebrates early success while ignoring burnout, late pivots, and the reality of long careers. John “g33kspeed” Stauffacher explores the myth of linear timelines and how to apply the hacker mindset to careers, reinvention, and what comes next.
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  • Home
  • Event
    • Donate
    • Venue
    • 2026 Schedule
    • Speakers >
      • Chris Payne
      • Chris Traynor
      • Matt Barnett
      • Zach Steindler
      • John Stauffacher
      • Jay Grusin
      • Hemanth Tadepalli
      • Patrick Garrity
      • J Wolfgang Goerlich
    • Code of Conduct
    • Sponsors
  • About
    • 2026 Staff >
      • Dimitrios Skrettas
      • Adam Frantz
      • Jane Pierce
      • Jeremy Hill
      • Stephanie Frantz
      • Lexy Seiler
      • Mattie Darden
      • Dante Calo
    • Past Events
  • Discord