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How WiCyS Is Taking On Security’s Image Problem

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 cybersecurity...

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

  By Beth Stackpole   Contributing writer, CIO JUL 20, 2022 3:00 AM PDT     With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. Yet after...

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A Place for Women in Cybersecurity

Written by: Dice Guest     Despite the progress made in the last decade or so, there are still far too few women in the cybersecurity field—even as the field struggles to find skilled candidates. In fact, while women comprise 51 percent of the population, they...

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Women in Cybersecurity Aren’t Unicorns: ‘We Do Exist’

  Nancy Liu | Editor   Women currently make up close to 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, according to Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and Cybersecurity Ventures’ estimation. The number has nearly doubled since 2013, but it’s “still way too low,” which...

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NEWSLETTERS

WiCyS April 2022 Newsletter

The April Edition of WiCyS newsletter features a message from WiCyS organization, Dr.Ambareen Siraj: Last Lecture, Microsoft Philanthropies, Blog Featuring: April Hubbard, WiCyS2022, WiCyS Apprenticeship Program, Lockheed Martin: Virtual Hiring Event, Leadership...

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WiCyS March 2022 Newsletter

The March Edition of WiCyS newsletter features a message from WiCyS organization, WiCyS 2022 Award Winners, Target: Cyber Defense Challenge, Microsoft: Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap, National Cybersecurity Scholarship Foundation: FastTrack Pilot Programs, Palo...

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WiCyS February 2022 Newsletter

The February Edition of WiCyS newsletter features a message from WiCyS organization, WiCyS Professional Affiliate Leadership, International Women's Day, Inclusive Mentoring: Seven Steps for Success, WiCyS Cyber Talent Emergency Fund: Alan Paller Memorial, Highlight:...

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WiCyS January 2022 Newsletter

The January Edition of WiCyS newsletter features a message from WiCyS organization, 2022 Conference Sponsors Shoutout, 2022 Conference Registration, WiCyS Internship Program, National Mentoring Month, WiCyS Newest Team Member: Myriam Saint Jean, Job Board++, Blog...

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WiCyS December 2021 Newsletter

The December Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, WiCyS Professional Affiliates, WiCyS 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities, GivingTuesday, WiCyS Newest Board Member- Marian Merritt, National Mentoring Month, Veteran Women In...

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WiCyS November 2021 Newsletter

The November Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, Donations in Honor of  Alan Paller, Kristina Spalding, and James Summers, WiCyS Internship Opportunities, WiCyS BrightTalk Webinars, Advance Your Cybersecurity Career, Become...

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WiCyS October 2021 Newsletter

The October Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, WiCyS 2022 Discounted Sponsorship, WiCyS Special Interest Groups, Cloud Security Simulation Application, Student Research Posters Submissions, Microsoft Webinar, Honoring...

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WiCyS September 2021 Newsletter

The September Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, WiCyS 2022 Conference Call for Participation, Scholarships, Grants, and Awards Applications, Cloud Security Simulation Applications, Blog Feature: Kate Esprit, National...

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WiCyS August 2021 Newsletter

The August Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, 2021 Conference Sponsor Shoutout, Mentor/Mentee Program Enrollment, WiCyS 2022 Save the Date, WiCyS Internship Program Coming Soon, AWS Advanced Jam on September 29, Blog...

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WiCyS July 2021 Newsletter

The July Edition of the WiCyS newsletter features a message from the WiCyS organization, WiCyS Veteran Apprentices, WiCyS Security Training Scholarship Applications, AWS Security JAMS, Mentor/Mentee Program Updates, IFSEC Global Influencers: Allison Miller; Noureen...

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BLOGS

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...

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PODCASTS

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.

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