WiCyS - Women in Cybersecurity

WiCyS 2018
2018-03-23 - 2018-03-24 | Chicago, IL, United States
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WiCyS 2019
2019-03-28 - 2019-03-30 | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, 600 COMMONWEALTH PLACE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222, United States

WICYS 2020
2020-03-12 - 2020-03-14 | aurora, 600 COMMONWEALTH PLACE, Aurora, CO, 15222, United States
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Leadership Summit 2020
2020-05-20 | TX
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Leadership Summit 2021
2021-09-08 | Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, 6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado, 80019, United States

WiCyS Professional Affiliate Leaders-Only Meeting
2022-08-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Professional Affiliate Leaders-Only Meeting: We are all Stronger Together. As WiCyS professional affiliates trailblaze through their regional, specialty, or corporate affiliate programs, we collectively meet monthly in a leadership capacity to sync up on WiCyS global updates, best practices, upcoming events, and Q & A. Affiliate meetings are always the first Tuesday and first Wednesday of the month. International leaders-only meetings remain on the first Wednesday of each month as well.

WiCyS Professional Affiliate Leaders-Only Meeting (International)
2022-08-03 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-10-05 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-02-08 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Chicago) | TX

WiCyS Strategic Partner MeetUp
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Strategic Partner MeetUp: Strategic partners are the foundation of all WiCyS programs, initiatives, and events. Not only are they committed to the growth of the organization, but they also stand STRONG with the inclusion and diversity efforts of the cybersecurity workforce. All strategic partners meet bi-monthly to connect collectively, receive WiCyS global updates, brainstorm ideas, and more!

Cisco Webinar | Cybersecurity As Our Ally for Inclusion and Culture
2022-12-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Cisco will discuss using Cisco Security portfolio stars: SecureX and WebEx.
During this session, Elena will show us how automation can not only reveal ways of detecting network intrusions, but also help to improve our language, see how it impacts our day-to-day work, and reveal how we can take action to help the most critical part of our company: our people.
Can’t make it during the scheduled webinar? Go ahead and register to receive a recording as soon as we wrap up!
Register HERE

WiCyS Military Affiliate | Social
2022-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Join us as we chat or join in on the SANS Holiday Hack Fest!!!!
Join Here
We hope to see you there!

WiCyS Equity Advocacy Committee Meeting
2022-12-23 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Equity Advocacy Committee Meeting: Every month the WiCyS Equity Advocacy Committee (EAC) meets to help lead the WiCyS organization to ensure the nonprofit continues to lead internally and externally with inclusion, allyship, and equity.

WiCyS Mission Support Team Meeting
2023-01-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Mission Support Team Meeting: The power of Tier 1 strategic partners remains strong as they guide the WiCyS global board of directors. This outstanding group of contributors invests their time and attention to bridge the gap for minorities in the cybersecurity workforce. Every other month, the MST meets to focus attention on building out new programs to make a difference in women’s lives and in the cybersecurity industry.

WiCyS CyberSecurity Steering Committee Meeting
2023-01-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Cybersecurity Steering Committee Meeting: Cybersecurity matters in the nonprofit space. Led by the WiCyS vCISO, this committee meets bi-monthly to drive the effort of the cybersecurity efforts and standards as a nonprofit organization.

IBM Webinar | A Career in Cyber Security: My Unconventional Path
2023-01-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Cecile Mengue (IBM) took an unconventional path into the hacker field and will give a unique insight into pathways to cybersecurity in this webinar. Join WiCyS Strategic Partner IBM on January 17 to look into various ways of entering this career.
Can’t make it during the scheduled webinar? Go ahead and register to receive a recording as soon as we wrap up!
Register HERE

WiCyS Nigeria Affiliate | Virtual Launch
2023-01-21 05:00 - 07:00 UTC | Virtual
To celebrate the approval and the beginning of the WiCyS Nigeria Affiliate, we will be kickstarting with a virtual launch to educate more people about WiCyS and also increase publicity to gain more members for the WiCyS Nigeria Affiliate.
Join us HERE!

Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice from the Best Hackers in the World
2023-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Tribe of Hackers is a must-have resource for security professionals who are looking to advance their careers, gain a fresh perspective and get serious about cybersecurity with thought-provoking insights from the world’s most noteworthy hackers and influential security specialists. This unique guide includes inspiring interviews from 70 security experts, including Lesley Carhart, Ming Chow, Bruce Potter, Robert M. Lee, and Jayson E. Street. Have a read and join us on January 19th as we discuss recommendations and advice for everyone in our industry!
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd–sqjIjE9AcHYkKz2UcsmT3nUaxdudb
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

WiCyS Ontario Affiliate | Biometric Surveillance and Monitoring: The Fem Tech Paradox
2023-01-23 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Virtual
WiCyS Ontario Affiliate presents a panel discussion on Fem Tech, Privacy, Law and Cybersecurity.

The Home Depot Webinar | Visibility, Analytics and Automation through Security Logging and Monitoring
2023-01-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
What exactly is security logging and monitoring for an organization? Join Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) strategic partner, The Home Depot, as Lu Qiao, principal systems engineer, dives into the key components in a logging and monitoring architecture and the log life cycle. Learn about the considerations to take when monitoring hybrid environments, how Zero Trust shapes the future of security logging and monitoring, and if it’s still valid to centralize all the logs into the Security Information Event Management (SIEM) platform.

This webinar is one that’s not to be missed as it’s jam-packed with information on advanced analytics, security automation/orchestration and more!

Can’t make it during the scheduled webinar? Go ahead and register to receive a recording as soon as we wrap up!
Register HERE

Sandia National Laboratories Webinar | Improving Electric Grid Cybersecurity with Cyber-Physical Analysis
2023-01-31 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Cyber attacks are rising against critical infrastructure systems and have serious implications for our national security. In addition, many interconnected systems are becoming increasingly cyber-physical due to modernization efforts. For example, the electric grid has rapidly evolved with smart grid technologies, wide-area monitoring capabilities, and advanced automation. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the impact of multi-hazard events such as cyber-attacks and extreme weather on these cyber-physical systems.
In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Sandia National Laboratories will discuss approaches for incorporating cyber-physical analysis in electric grid response and defense mechanisms for increased situational awareness, improved response, and resilience. This will include ongoing research and development overviews for cyber-physical anomaly detection, cyber-physical data fusion, cyber-physical mitigation deployment, and characterizing cyber-physical system interdependencies.
Can’t make it during the scheduled webinar? Go ahead and register to receive a recording as soon as we wrap up!
Register HERE

WiCyS @ ChiBrrCon
2023-02-02 07:30 - 17:30 UTC | Morningstar, 22 West Washington Street #7, Chicago, 60602, United States
About this event

This year we want to highlight how we are BETTER TOGETHER using the NIST cybersecurity framework. So come and see how your peers have pulled together the CSF-like five mighty defenders who join together and become one unstoppable force.
As always we will have our Leadership / Development track to help you in your professional growth, but in line with our theme this year our other tracks will be:
Identify
If you don’t know it’s there, you can’t do much about it. Help share your story about how you helped identify assets, or more and how you tied that into other parts of the framework.
Protect
It’s what we are all here to do, but protection alone is losing proposing. Show us how you’ve tied protection into other aspects of the framework to make it better together
Detect
The hunt is on to find what’s not supposed to be happening and with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, there are new capabilities for both the good guys and bad. How have you integrated your detection efforts to have a better program?
Respond
Like it or not things will happen. Maybe its a breach, or maybe it’s just the next incarnation of Log4J. How you respond can make or break a security team in the eyes of the business.
Recover
Getting the business back to normal as quickly as possible and stronger than before is every team desire when an event happens

WiCyS Strategic Partner MeetUp
2023-02-02 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | TX
WiCyS Strategic Partner MeetUp: Strategic partners are the foundation of all WiCyS programs, initiatives, and events. Not only are they committed to the growth of the organization, but they also stand STRONG with the inclusion and diversity efforts of the cybersecurity workforce. All strategic partners meet bi-monthly to collectively connect, receive updates from WiCyS global, brainstorm ideas, and more!

WiCyS Leadership Series: Why Inclusive Language Matters
2023-02-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Leading with equity, inclusion, and allyship is a conversation where we, as volunteer leaders within the WiCyS organization, agree to engage in a conversation from a place of consent for all of us to learn and grow. The WiCyS Leadership Series: Speak. Listen. Community. cultivates the community and space for that dialogue.
During the February session, learn more about how Jenni Munoz and Sofia Martinez lead with inclusive language. An excerpt from their recently published article, Why Inclusive Language Matters, “integrating inclusive language into our daily interactions is a conscious effort that requires self-awareness and reflection. We might not realize that common phrases are exclusive until we learn their history or consider how they affect different groups of people.”
Full article HERE.
If you are a WiCyS volunteer in a leadership role and have not received an invite from Lynn Dohm, email her at lynn@wicys.org.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

WiCyS Student Chapter Leaders Only Meeting
2023-02-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
WiCyS Student Chapter Leaders-Only Meeting: WiCyS Student Chapters are developed and launched at a rapid rate around the world and help showcase the collective strength of the Women in the CyberSecurity community. Each month, these outstanding women student leaders and their faculty advisors connect to share updates on WiCyS global, best student chapter practices, upcoming events, and Q & A.

Sandia National Laboratories Webinar | Moving Target Defense for Space Systems
2023-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Space systems provide many critical functions to the military, federal agencies, and infrastructure networks. Space Policy Directive-5 Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems describes the cyber threat to space systems and the need for these systems to be secure and resilient against cyber-attacks. Cyber defenses for space systems must be implemented in size, weight, and power (SWAP)-constrained, real-time operating environments that cannot tolerate increased latency and other common detrimental side-effects of cyber defenses.
In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Sandia National Laboratories will discuss these challenges. They have been researching moving target defenses (MTD) to protect space systems against cyber-attacks. MTDs create dynamic, uncertain environments on space systems and can be used to defeat cyber threats against these systems. Furthermore, MTDs do not require the detection of an adversary to mitigate the effects of an attack.
Can’t make it during the scheduled webinar? Go ahead and register to receive a recording as soon as we wrap up!
Register HERE
