Kathy Zant

I’m the person people call when it’s bad.

I’ve spent more than twenty years on the part of the internet that breaks. I never thought I’d get into security, but when a server I inherited got hacked, I got sucked into hacker culture.

After remediating approximately 5,000 hacked WordPress sites, I stopped being surprised by how it happens and started being annoyed at how preventable it is.

Before security, I was a web developer.

I walked into the first web development interview armed with knowledge I collected on my own. I got the job, learned how to connect databases to the web, learned how to code, and ended up managing a major airline’s web projects. I then went solo and helped businesses across the spectrum: mortgage companies, real estate, banking, office furniture, personal development, and more.

Before that, I was a speech nerd.

Bradley University speech team, national champions. National finalist in extemporaneous speaking. Then a speech and debate coach for high school kids. It turns out that explaining a malware infection to a panicking site owner is just extemp with higher stakes.

Now I teach.

I write, speak, and train on WordPress security and AI governance, because education is the best defense. I’ve worked at numerous high profile brands around the WordPress space, currently consult with GeneratePress, and I run Zantastic, where I help people use new tech without getting burned by it.

I live on the edge of a lake and forest on the outskirts Denton, Texas.