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Women’s Cybersecurity Training Program Expands with Google Support
Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS), an organization devoted to recruiting, retaining and advancing women in the cybersecurity field, has expanded its Cybersecurity Training Scholarship Program thanks to funding from Google, Facebook and Bloomberg. Established last year in...
Google, Bloomberg and Facebook pledge support for second year of Security Training Scholarship Program for women
The Security Training Scholarship Program will be expanding thanks to the success of its inaugural year and a pledge of support from Google, Facebook and Bloomberg. The multi-stage security training program -- run by Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) and the SANS...
Google extends, expands cybersecurity scholarship program for women
The Security Training Scholarship Program for women will enter its second year, with new support from Facebook and Bloomberg. After the first year of the Security Training Scholarship Program for women, Google is again partnering with Women in Cybersecurity and SANS...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) expands Security Training Scholarship Program with support from Google, Bloomberg, and Facebook
COOKEVILLE, TENN. (PRWEB)Â JULY 20, 2021 Last year, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) partnered with Google and the SANS Institute to create the Security Training Scholarship to help women advance in the cybersecurity field and increase diversity in the field as the...
WiCyS (Women In Cybersecurity) Conference 2021 Video
WiCyS Founder, Ambareen Siraj, Chairman of the Board, Janell Straach, and Executive Director, Lynn Dohm were interviewed by Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures. They discussed the benefits of attending the annual Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Conference...
Transitioning Women Veterans into Cybersecurity Work Roles Needs Attention to Details
There are around 2 million women veterans in the US today, making up only 10% of the total Veterans population. Disparities concerning gender, race, and sexual orientation in the increasingly digital military are mirrored in cybersecurity. Women veterans have, in...
Women Hold 17 Percent Of Fortune 500 CISO Positions In 2021
Female representation up 3 percent over last year. Only 85 Fortune 500 companies have a female CISO (chief information security officer), according to new research from Cybersecurity Ventures. Representation of women in CISO positions at America’s largest businesses...
Women Hold 25 Percent of Cybersecurity Jobs Globally In 2021 (Cybersecurity Ventures)
Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that women will hold 25 percent of cybersecurity jobs globally by the end of 2021, up from 20 percent in 2019. In related news, WiCyS (Women In CyberSecurity) and Cybersecurity Ventures announced a strategic research and media...
SentinelOne partners with WiCyS on veterans’ apprenticeship program
WiCyS brings together women and supporters from around the world to develop cybersecurity skills with the aim of advancing women in, building equity in and developing minority talent in the field. In 2019, it started its Veterans' Assistance Program. In late 2020, it...
Cyber Leaders Call on Philanthropy to Help
Cyber threats have topped the U.S. intelligence community’s annual assessment of global threats for seven years running. Whether it’s hacks of companies like Equifax, Marriott and Target, Russian efforts to affect democratic elections, or the SolarWinds breach, every...
BLOGS
Advancing an inclusive, diverse security industry (Sarah Morales)
Submitted by:  Sarah Morales, Community Outreach Manager, Security, Google It’s no secret that lack of diversity in corporate America is a well-documented problem and improvements have been slow. To help improve female representation in the cybersecurity industry,...
My Cybersecurity Journey: first steps for a career changer (Midori, Connolly, GSEC)
My Cybersecurity Journey: first steps for a career changer Submitted by: Midori, Connolly, GSEC About four years ago, I stumbled into the world of cybersecurity. As a Sales Director in the elections industry, I began on the fringes, learning about authentication and...
Women Helping Women In CyberSecurity (Dawn Kristy)
Women Helping Women In CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Submitted by: Dawn Kristy The Women Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lynn Dohm, Executive Director at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS). We began by looking at the historical development of WiCyS. What started as a...
My Journey Into Cybersecurity (Haya Arfat)
My Journey Into CybersecuritySubmitted by: Haya Arfat In 11th grade, I figured out that computer science was what I wanted to pursue after taking AP Computer Science in school. My prior year of learning drag and drop JavaScript was dull, but this new introductory...
What would you like to be called… A leader or a Woman leader? (Lekshmi Nair)
What would you like to be called... A leader or a Woman leader? Submitted by: Lekshmi Nair Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of Pepsico in one of her interviews, described how her mother made her go back to fetch milk at late in the evening after a hectic day at...
That Attack Surface Management is so Hot Right Now, A Look Back at Cybersecurity Trends over a Decade (Alexis Culp)
That Attack Surface Management is so Hot Right Now, A Look Back at Cybersecurity Trends over a DecadeSubmitted by: Alexis Culp 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...
Mathematician turned Cybersecurity Engineer: Four Questions Answered (Dru Macasieb)
Mathematician turned Cybersecurity Engineer: Four Questions AnsweredSubmitted by: Dru Macasieb 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...
WiCyS Australia’s Kevin Crowley
Being a male member of WiCyS AustraliaSubmitted by: Kevin Crowley 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...
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PODCASTS
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...
New Cyber Frontier Podcast: NCF-220 Cyber Research in Academic Institutions
Join host Christopher Gorog and Ambareen Siraj, PhD, Professor and Director of Cybersecurity Education Research & Outreach Center Comp Science at Tennessee Tech and Founder/Chair at WiCyS as they discuss computer science, cybersecurity education, and new research...