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Scholarships, grants and fellowship awards abound to attend the Women in CyberSecurity conference
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is offering several scholarships, grants and fellowship awards for members to attend its eighth annual conference Sept. 8-10, 2021, in Aurora, Colorado. WiCyS brings together women in cybersecurity from academia, research, government and...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) opens call for participation for 2021 conference
From speakers to student research posters, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is calling for participation in its conference Sept. 8-10, 2021, Aurora, Colorado. WiCyS aims to impact diversity in the cybersecurity workforce through recruiting, retaining and advancing...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals, and Target collaborate to increase diversity in tech
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) are excited to team up with Target to help expand access to the National Cyber League (NCL) virtual competition and training program for 500 women and BIPOC...
Dr. Ambareen Siraj, Founder Of WiCyS, Named 2020 Cybersecurity Person Of The Year
Cybersecurity Ventures announced that Dr. Ambareen Siraj, professor of Computer Science and founding director of the Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC) at Tennessee Tech University, has been named 2020 Cybersecurity Person Of The Year. Dr....
No More Hackers in Hoodies
When Lasya Sreenivasan applied to high school in 2016 in Phoenix, Ariz., she was reticent to go into computer science. Both parents worked in the field, and, said Sreenivasan, “I had this idea from what I saw in movies that computer scientists worked on their laptops...
Our New Sputnik Moment: Space Security and Cyber Security Intersect. The Time to Act is Now.
As our nation responds to the COVID 19 pandemic, the outbreak presents an opportunity to reflect and review how our nation is preparing for other possible or potential catastrophic events, or seemingly unimaginable events, such as a war in space. The United States is...
Founding WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) with Dr. Siraj | The Cybrary Podcast Ep. 36
In this episode of the Cybrary Podcast we sit down with Dr. Ambareen Siraj, the founder of WiCyS - a non profit whose purpose is to bring women together in cybersecurity. Speaking with Amanda and Angel from the Cybrary team, Dr. Siraj goes through her history in...
NCF-220 Cyber Research in Academic Institutions, featuring Ambareen Siraj, PhD
On today’s show, host Christopher Gorog has a conversation with Ambareen Siraj, PhD, Professor and Director of Cybersecurity Education Research & Outreach Center Comp Science at Tennessee Tech and Founder/Chair at WiCyS . They discuss computer science and...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) partners with Google to provide Security Training Scholarships for members
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) has partnered with Google to create the Security Training Scholarship for women wanting to move forward in cybersecurity. “Google is proud to partner with WiCyS and SANS to provide scholarships to WiCyS community members for premier...
Systemic Racism Is a Cybersecurity Threat
For years there have been well documented discussions about the need to expand gender and racial diversity in cybersecurity. People have argued that if we address social and systemic issues separately, we will get the technology right. However, the social and the...
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That Attack Surface Management is so Hot Right Now, A Look Back at Cybersecurity Trends over a Decade
One of the hot new security trends in 2021 is managing your attack surface. But how did this become a thing? Well simple, security trends are born out of hindsight. It is through forensic investigation and response that we learn what methodology a threat actor uses. ...
Mathematician turned Cybersecurity Engineer: Four Questions Answered
In the era before COVID-19 employers felt secure within the confines of their organization's network. Cybersecurity was an afterthought that a faced a shortage of talent all while lacking a diverse workforce. Then COVID-19 happened, and just like that, nearly everyone...
WiCyS Australia’s Kevin Crowley
Being a male member of WiCyS Australia When I was approached to start volunteering with WiCyS Australia, my first thoughts were of gratitude and enthusiasm. As a contractor, I have changed roles frequently, and had worked in a variety of cybersecurity and privacy...