Amanda Aguayo
Amanda Aguayo is the Co-Founder of Hunted Labs, where she oversees all business operations, commercial and federal go-to-market execution, and investor relations. Amanda excels at translating the dense, technical challenges of foreign influence in software into intuitive, mission-critical narratives for the global market. Amanda holds a B.A. in Communications from Loyola Marymount University.
Session
“Question everything.” It’s not a new idea — Socrates lived by it centuries ago. We are living in an age where there is an abundance of knowledge and individuals comfortable with accepting things as face value. But, should we and how can we look deeper with what we are being told is “secure” in our world of “security”? Where’s the line between trust and curiosity?
In security, blind trust is dangerous. Open source code powers everything from your phone to federal systems. Yet almost no one stops to ask “Who is writing this code?” That one question can reveal risks that scanners and reports will never show you.
This lightning talk is a call to think critically, challenge assumptions, and strengthen our collective defense by asking the questions others overlook. Together, we’ll explore how curiosity fuels innovation, why trust without verification creates risk, and how a simple question can shape the future of security.