LH

Leigh Honeywell

CEO @ Tall Poppy - Personal and Executive Cybersecurity 🔒

Ottawa, Ontario

Skills

Executive Leadership
Risk Management
Security
Information Security
Ubuntu
Linux
VoIP
Firewalls
Open Source
CISSP
Security Development Lifecycle
System Administration
Identity Management
Cloud Computing
Telecommunications
Penetration Testing
Enterprise Software
Unix
Network Security
Enterprise Architecture

Education

Work Experience

  • CEO

    2018

    As founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, I'm building tools and services to help companies protect their employees from online harassment and abuse.

2023

  • Founding Advisor

    2023

    Worked closely with the iVerify team through their spinout from Trail of Bits and beyond, including strategy, hiring, and fundraising.

Security Icebreakers Podcast

2023

  • Co Host

    2023

  • Venture Partner

    2019

    Pioneer Fund invests primarily in companies participating in the Y Combinator startup accelerator.

2017 - 2018

  • Technology Fellow

    2017 - 2018

    As a Technology Fellow at the ACLU, I applied my technical expertise to legal briefs, public writing, and advocacy work in collaboration with lawyers and other staff. I worked with ACLU IT on security and hiring, as well as volunteer recruitment and coordination. During my time at the ACLU I was quoted as an expert in media outlets such as CNN, Gizmodo, CNET, and Quartz.

2015 - 2017

  • Security Response Manager

    2016 - 2017

  • Senior Staff Security Engineer

    2015 - 2016

  • Senior Platform Security Engineer

    2014 - 2015

2011 - 2014

  • Security Program Manager 2

    2011 - 2014

    PM with the Microsoft Security Response Team and later with the Microsoft Security Engineering Center.

Independent

2006 - 2011

  • Consultant

    2006 - 2011

    Provided a variety of consulting services to SMB IT customers, including: -VOIP integration using the Asterisk PBX -Linux system administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) -Small office network management

2008 - 2010

  • Malware Operations Engineer

    2008 - 2010

    Joined Symantec via the MessageLabs acquisition.