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Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) looking for pilot program proposals from community colleges for Cyber FastTrack
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is partnering with the National Cybersecurity Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) to open a request for proposals to pilot programs within community colleges that include engagement with Cyber FastTrack.Cyber FastTrack helps put students on a...
Tearing down red flags: Women in CyberSecurity’s Lynn Dohm on tackling the high exit rate of female infosec pros
The Daily Swig Written By Adam Bannister Infosec leader on why training, mutual support, and career opportunities are needed to keep women in their rolesThe average female cybersecurity professional exits the industry aged just 30.This is according to a leading figure...
WiCyS members now have access to Cyber Defense Challenge through Target
Target’s cybersecurity team has designed a Cyber Defense Challenge exclusively for members of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).This unique program will provide hands-on experience, giving WiCyS members a taste of what it’s like to be on a Fortune 50 cyber defense team....
How WiCyS is Taking on Security’s Image Problem
CSO Written by Mary K. Pratt The way Janell Straach sees it, the cybersecurity profession has an image problem, and it’s keeping women out of the field at a time when the industry needs all the workers it can get. Straach says female students, when asked to describe...
Diversifying the Cybersecurity Industry and Closing the Skills Gap by Hiring More Women
CSO Written by Sandra Wheatley Senior Vice President, Marketing, Threat Intelligence and Influencer Communications at Fortinet If you work in cybersecurity like I do, you are probably aware of two major issues within the industry: 1) there is a significant skills gap...
Closing the cybersecurity skills gap – Microsoft expands efforts to 23 countries
Microsoft Written by Kate Behncken - Vice president and lead of Microsoft Philanthropies Cybersecurity continues to be a significant threat for governments, businesses and individuals around the world. From supply chain disruptions to ransomware attacks,...
Women make up just 24% of the cyber workforce. CISA wants to fix that.
CBS News Written by Nicole Sganga As the race to recruit female talent in STEM continues moving ahead with steady progress, stunning statistics still wrack the cybersecurity sector: Women working in cybersecurity currently account for less than one quarter of the...
Importance of cybersecurity highlighted at women’s conference in Cleveland
WKYC Studios Written by Emma Henderson CLEVELAND — The internet is everywhere. And 1,700 of the brightest minds in cybersecurity are in Cleveland right now. The goal? Encourage women in the field to come and work right here in Northeast Ohio. "There's always going to...
Optum’s Allison Miller to speak at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference
Allison Miller, global chief information security officer, and senior vice president at Optum, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, will be one of four keynote speakers at the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference, March 17-19, in Cleveland, Ohio.The WiCyS...
Data privacy pioneer Dr. Latanya Sweeney to speak at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference
Dr. Latanya Sweeney, Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology, Harvard is set as a keynote speaker at the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference, March 17-19, in Cleveland, Ohio.What makes the WiCyS conference distinctive is its emphasis...
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Running a WiCyS Chapter — tips, tricks, secrets and perks!
Submitted by: Yansi Keim Hello all, thanks for visiting this article. I am Yansi Keim (former President of WiCyS Purdue University Chapter). Today, I am sharing my experience and advice on running a successful and engaging Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Chapter. My...
What WiCyS Means to Me (April Hubbard)
Submitted by: April Hubbard During the final keynote of WiCyS 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio, we all had the wonderful pleasure of hearing some of the stories of individuals and what WiCys means to them. They joined the stage while “Can’t Stop This Feeling” by Justin...
Dissecting Imposter Syndrome by Dr. Dawn Beyer, Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and WiCyS Board Member (Dawn Beyer)
Submitted by: Dawn BeyerHave you ever experienced "imposter syndrome" or felt like you don't have the knowledge for your role? Oh, yes!First, what is Imposter syndrome? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Imposter Syndrome is a psychological condition that is...
My Time At WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Cleveland 2022 (April Hubbard)
Submitted by: April Hubbard From Thursday, March 17th, 2022, until Saturday, March 19th, 2022, I attended my very first WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) conference, and let me just tell you in one word how this conference went --- Phenomenal! WiCyS (Women in...
There is no substitute for a CISO…or is there? (Pam Lindemoen)
Submitted by: Pam Lindemoen You haven’t had an uninterrupted vacation in years, your presentation at the last board meeting fell short, and it’s hard for you to imagine how the organization would function without you at the helm. These are all very real situations...
DevSecOps-Making a difference from traditional DevOps (Noel Varghese)
Premise The problem with programming in its initial phase was its inconvenience in not being able to collaborate with fellow programmers and bringing better logic and implementation to the fore. Earlier, software only required annual updates or quarterly maintenance...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Security Training Scholarship Program (Dominique Serna)
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCys) Established in 2012 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj of Tennessee Tech University through a grant from the National Science Foundation, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), a global community of women and men, is thriving, fulfilling our spirit...
GFACT (GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies) Certification (Sakshi Aggarwal)
Submitted by: Sakshi Aggarwal Recently I passed, GFACT (GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies) Certification provided by Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC). In this article I will be writing about: What is GFACT certification and what areas does...
Two Military Veterans, Two Pathways to Cyber Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Lockheed Martin Affiliate (WiLMA) article (Joann Gerena and Jaidie Vargas)
Joann Gerena and Jaidie Vargas are members of the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) organization and cybersecurity professionals at Lockheed Martin. Their stories are similar but uniquely different – both starting their post-high school journeys by sampling college and...
What Is an Information Security Analyst? What Do They Do? (Kerry Halladay)
Submitted by: Kerry Halladay More a jack-of-all-trades role than a specific title, information security analysts keep people, organizations, and their data safe. Though the title “information security analyst” — or the often synonymous cybersecurity analyst — might...
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PODCASTS
Technado, Ep. 241: WiCyS’s Lynn Dohm
In this Technado, Lynn Dohm from Women In Cybersecurity, or WiCyS, came on to talk about the importance of diversity in the industry. She also talked about the wider issues affecting the cybersecurity workforce during the current staffing shortage. In the news, the...
Through The TechVine Radio Program With Diana, Sean, and Marco | Lynn Dohm (WiCyS)
In this week's episode of Through The TechVine Live Radio Program, Diana, Sean, and Marco welcome Lynn Dohm (Executive Director At WiCyS) as a guest on the show — together they talk about WiCyS ITSP Magazine (2021, October 20). Through The TechVine Radio Program With...
Through The TechVine Radio Program With Diana Kelley, Sean Martin, And Marco Ciappelli
Episode 15 live podcast of Through the TechVine with the fabulous Diana Kelley, Janell Straach, Sean Martin, and Marco Ciappelli at ITSPmagazine as they discuss the WiCyS 2021 conference. ITSP Magazine (2021, June 2). Through The TechVine Radio Program With Diana...
Hacker Valley Studio: Programs for Women & Veterans in Cyber w/ WiCyS- SPECIAL EDITION
The Cyber Ranch Podcast chats with Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and Martha Laughman, Veterans Initiative Lead at WiCyS and Director of Workforce Development at Smoothstack about the amazing programs for women and women veterans at...
MOJO Maker for Womxn in Tech Podcast: The Power of Belonging with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm
Join Karen Worstell as she sits down with WiCyS Executive Director, Lynn Dohm to discuss the upcoming WiCyS 2021 Conference in Colorado in September and what moving the needle looks like to improve representation and diversity in the cybersecurity industry. Lynn...
Cybercrime Magazine: 2020 Cybersecurity Person of the Year. Women in Cyber Advocate. Ambareen Siraj, Founder of WiCyS
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....
Cybercrime Magazine: Cybercrime Magazine Update: WiCyS Partnership! Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures.
Steve Morgan introduces the exciting new partnership of Cybersecurity Ventures and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).
Breaking into Cybersecurity: WiCyS & Smoothstack
Join Chris Foulon from “Breaking into Cybersecurity '' as he chats with Martha Laughman and Lynn Dohm about WiCyS’ recent partnership with Smoothstack to offer a cybersecurity apprenticeship to women veterans.
Cybrary Podcasts: Founding WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) with Dr. Siraj
In this episode of the Cybrary Podcast, Amanda and Angel from the Cybrary team sit down with Dr. Ambareen Siraj, the founder of WiCyS - a non profit whose purpose is to bring women together in cybersecurity. Dr. Siraj goes through her history in cybersecurity and how...
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...