Alexis Hancock
Alexis works to keep the networks strong and encrypted by managing the Certbot project. As well as ensuring external EFF tools for the public are well supported.
She researches an intersection of issues on digital rights, encryption, and consumer technology. She believes in an open and equitable web through encouraging expansion of security by default, bridging engineers and security research, and advocating for better and stronger tech policy and standards.
Currently, her research has been focused on expansion of encryption, digital identity, firmware transparency to stop pre-installed malware on Android devices, and standardizing Bluetooth tracker detection. She has worked in web development and application security for over 10 years. She holds a BSc. in Applied Arts and Sciences and a MSc. in Change Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the New School university respectively.
Certifications: Security+, GFACT, GCLD, GPCS, GCSA
