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SUMMARY:WiCyS Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) | Applications Now OPEN
DESCRIPTION:The WiCyS Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) is designed to provide WiCyS members with hands-on\, technical training in identifying\, reporting\, and remediating cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Utilizing the WiCyS website and platform as a live training environment\, participants gain real-world experience in vulnerability discovery\, triage\, and reporting—key skills that enhance their résumés and prepare them for careers in cybersecurity. The program empowers members to become “Defenders of WiCyS” by fostering a deeper understanding of secure coding practices\, systems analysis and responsible disclosure processes. \nParticipants are encouraged to collaborate\, share insights\, and build their technical acumen in a supportive community environment. The VDP is open to all WiCyS members and serves as a stepping stone toward more advanced training and industry engagement. \nThe VDP program will run from June 2\, 2025\, to June 1\, 2026. Applications will be open continuously from May 5\, 2025\, to May 1\, 2026—members can apply anytime. \nAvailable to:\n\nWiCyS members of all experience levels (domestic or international)\nProfessionals seeking hands-on experience\nIndividuals interested in vulnerability discovery and reporting\nMembers looking to strengthen offensive and defensive security skills\n\nWhat You Get:\n\nAccess to a live\, real-world training environment using the WiCyS platform\nOpportunities to discover\, report\, and triage actual vulnerabilities\nExposure to responsible disclosure processes and secure coding principles\nPotential future involvement in a formal bug bounty program through industry partnerships\nAnd More!\n\nProgram Details:\n\nProgram Runs June 2\, 2025 – June 1\, 2026\nApplication Open: May 5\, 2025 – May 1\, 2026\nLaunch webinar: May 27\, 1-2 pm CT\n\n  \nMore details about the VDP program and to apply visit HERE
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-vulnerability-disclosure-program-vdp-applications-open-may-5th/2025-05-05/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:All Career Levels,WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250828
DTSTAMP:20260526T081109
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SUMMARY:WiCyS | Professional Mentorship Program Enrollment OPEN
DESCRIPTION:This 9-month mentorship program\, exclusively for WiCyS members\, is designed to elevate and upskill women in their careers by enhancing skills in areas such as influence\, negotiation\, leadership\, work/life harmony\, and communication. We are all continual learners\, and engaging in a meaningful mentoring relationship can sharpen your professional development\, keep you focused on intentional career outcomes\, and open your mind to new ideas and possibilities. Research shows that mentees are promoted five times more often than those without mentors\, and mentors are six times more likely to be promoted. Don’t miss this chance to inspire or be inspired through being a mentor or mentee (or both)! \nThe WiCyS Professional Mentorship Program is open to all WiCyS members who are at least 19 years old. If you are currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree\, you must be in your senior year or beyond (having completed at least 90 credit hours) to be eligible. \nBeing engaged in a meaningful mentoring relationship can only help you sharpen your professional development skills\, remain focused on intentional career outcomes\, and open your mind to new ideas and possibilities! \nGo to our website for more information or to enroll today! \n2025-2026 PROGRAM TIMELINE \nJuly 30\, 2025: Enrollment Opens at 8 am CT\n(Enrollees must be a registered WiCyS member – 19 years or older (if current university undergrad\, must be in senior year [>90 hrs completed] to be eligible; enrollment is open to international WiCyS members) \nAugust 5\, 2025: Informational Webinar at 12 pm CT \nAugust 27\, 2025: Enrollment Closes at 5 pm CT \nSeptember 2\, 2025: Acceptance status notifications sent to Mentors/Mentees \nSeptember 17\, 2025: Mentor Launch at 11 am CT (this will be recorded and shared) \nSeptember 17\, 2025: Mentee Launch at 12 pm CT (this will be recorded and shared) \nSeptember 22\, 2025: Group Announcement Emails Sent with Cohort Details by EOD \nOctober 1\, 2025 – June 30\, 2026: Professional Mentorship Program Run
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-professional-mentorship-program-enrollment-open/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250831
DTSTAMP:20260526T081109
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SUMMARY:WiCyS | Security Training Scholarship Applications Open
DESCRIPTION:The WiCyS Security Training Scholarship made possible by WiCyS Tier 1 Partners and Premier Supporters is a multi-staged scholarship opportunity for WiCyS members. Those selected will participate in a reliable pathway to launch and advance in their cybersecurity careers through skills development. The focus of this scholarship is to award WiCyS members who are seeking cybersecurity employment within the next 1.5 years. The program is designed for students and/or career changers! \nBuild and leverage the power of community. During each stage of the scholarship\, a cohort is established with mentors and peers to help guide and support recipients. This powerful network will be there through every step of the scholarship experience to lean in on. The collective strength of all involved is priceless. \nGraduates of the program will be ready to pursue careers in cybersecurity! \n\n\n\n\nAll WiCyS members\, over age 18\, are invited to apply.  This training program is composed of multiple stages. Each stage has specific criteria. Throughout the program\, continuation to the next stage is based on performance in the previous stage and application data. \nWhat Makes this Program Unique: \n\nFinds hidden cybersecurity talent\nElevates those with aptitude\, grit\, and determination\nEmpowers all participants with real-world skills they can continue to build upon\nChanges lives by enabling final-stage participants to start cybersecurity jobs in less than a year of completion\nProvides direct impact on the cybersecurity workforce by launching careers\n\n\n\n  \nMore information and submit your application HERE
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-security-training-scholarship-applications-open/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250815
DTSTAMP:20260526T081109
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SUMMARY:WiCyS Kansas City Affiliate | INTERFACE Kansas City
DESCRIPTION:Join our Kansas City Affiliate at INTERFACE Kansas City to connect with WiCyS members. Please stop by our booth to meet our affiliate\, snag some swag\, and learn more! \nIT Infrastructure is constantly changing\, bringing more new challenges with it every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to emerging developments in AI and the need for increased bandwidth and storage\, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. INTERFACE is designed to help. At the conference\, there is a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions\, along with local experts and organizations to help educate\, advise and connect you to resources that can help you meet your goals. \nCovering Information Security\, Infrastructure\, Cloud\, Disaster Recovery\, Communications\, and more\, you’ll find presentations\, panel discussions\, and exhibitors covering a variety of topics\, as well as the latest innovations and best practices. \n  \nRegister HERE
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-kansas-city-affiliate-interface-kansas-city/
LOCATION:Overland Park Convention Center\, 6000 College Blvd\, Overland Park\, KS\, 66211\, United States
CATEGORIES:WiCyS Affiliate
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ORGANIZER;CN="WiCyS - Kansas City":MAILTO:WiCySKansasCity@wicys.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250814T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250814T090000
DTSTAMP:20260526T081109
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SUMMARY:WiCyS Australia Affiliate | Coffee Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:WiCyS Australia is hosting its next Networking Coffee Morning across multiple cities—including Sydney\, Melbourne\, Canberra & Adelaide—on 14 August 2025. \nWhether you’re deep in the trenches of cyber defense or just starting your journey\, this is your chance to connect\, share\, and caffeinate with like-minded peers in a relaxed\, welcoming space. \n💬 Expect great conversation\, fresh perspectives\, and yes—free coffee for members!\n🔗 Register for the event in your city and come say hello. Let’s build a stronger\, more inclusive cybersecurity community—one cup at a time. \nSYDNEY https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1487692461199?aff=oddtdtcreator\nMELBOURNE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1487710515199?aff=oddtdtcreator\nCANBERRA https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1487716483049?aff=oddtdtcreator\nADELAIDE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1511349750789?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-australia-affiliate-coffee-meet-up/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:WiCyS Affiliate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T081109
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SUMMARY:WiCyS AI Affiliate | Meet an AI Practitioner Series
DESCRIPTION:In this series\, the WiCyS AI affiliate invites practitioners to share their AI journey and how they develop/use AI securely and responsibly\, so our members can learn from their experiences. \nIt is scheduled to be a virtual one-hour session on the second Thursday of the month from 12-1 pm US-Central. \n  \nAttend HERE \n 
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-ai-affiliate-meet-an-ai-practitioner-series/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS Affiliate
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250814T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250814T160000
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UID:10002455-1755172800-1755187200@www.wicys.org
SUMMARY:WiCyS Stage Ready Public Speaking Fellowship Cohort 2 | Your Anchor Story Boot Camp
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to craft and refine your signature anchor story to make a lasting impact. This boot camp will help you identify your most powerful narratives and shape them into compelling talks. \n  \nMore details on this program HERE 
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-stage-ready-public-speaking-fellowship-cohort-2-your-anchor-story-boot-camp/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250814T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250814T140000
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SUMMARY:WiCyS August Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini \nTo most of us\, it seems like recent developments in artificial intelligence emerged out of nowhere to pose unprecedented threats to humankind. But to Dr. Joy Buolamwini\, who has been at the forefront of AI research\, this moment has been a long time in the making. \nAfter tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Memphis and then developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow\, Buolamwini followed her lifelong passion for computer science\, engineering\, and art to MIT in 2015. As a graduate student at the “Future Factory\,” she did groundbreaking research that exposed widespread racial and gender bias in AI services from tech giants across the world. \nUnmasking AI goes beyond the headlines about existential risks produced by Big Tech. It is the remarkable story of how Buolamwini uncovered what she calls “the coded gaze”—the evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products—and how she galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League. Applying an intersectional lens to both the tech industry and the research sector\, she shows how racism\, sexism\, colorism\, and ableism can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity “excoded” and therefore vulnerable in a world rapidly adopting AI tools. Computers\, she reminds us\, are reflections of both the aspirations and the limitations of the people who create them. \nEncouraging experts and non-experts alike to join this fight\, Buolamwini writes\, “The rising frontier for civil rights will require algorithmic justice. AI should be for the people and by the people\, not just the privileged few.” \nRegister HERE
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-august-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250814T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250814T143000
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SUMMARY:WiCyS Create Your Leading Edge Program
DESCRIPTION:Create Your Leading Edge is a 12-week leadership development program designed for mid-level women in cybersecurity. It emphasizes cultivating authentic leadership\, strategic career growth\, and workplace confidence. Join us to advance your career on your own terms. \n  \nUpcoming schedule or accepted applicants only: \n\nLaunch webinar: July 24\, 1-2 pm CT\nAugust 7\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nAugust 14\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nAugust 21\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nAugust 28\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nSeptember 4\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nSeptember 11\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nSeptember 18\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nSeptember 25\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nOctober 2\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nOctober 9\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nOctober 16\, 1-2:30 pm CT\nOctober 23\, 1-2:30 pm CT\n\n  \nFull details HERE
URL:https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-create-your-leading-edge-program/2025-08-14/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:WiCyS,WiCyS Program
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