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People Drive Women’s Feelings of Exclusion in Cybersecurity
A recent report on the state of inclusion of women in cybersecurity shows 68% cite leadership as a source of exclusion. The State of Inclusion of Women in Cybersecurity report, conducted by Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) in collaboration with the DEI firm Aleria,...
Lack of Respect, Career Opportunities Lead to Exclusion for Women in Cybersecurity
While the cybersecurity industry faces significant challenges filling in a workforce gap that is estimated to be over 3.4 million people, a recent study sheds light on many of the hurdles that impede women from being retained and promoted in the field. According to...
Study: Women in Cybersecurity Feel Excluded, Disrespected
Women who work in cybersecurity continue to face numerous workplace experiences that contribute to an overall feeling of exclusion and, consequently, impact their satisfaction, productivity and retention, a new report finds. The State of Inclusion of Women in...
Head of Engineering at Boll Engineering AG to keynote at Women in CyberSecurity Conference
Sylvia Schlaphof, head of Engineering and member of the executive board at Boll Engineering AG will deliver a keynote at the WiCyS conference, March 16 to 18 in Denver, Colorado. 30 years ago, Schlaphof witnessed a cyber-attack on one of the workstations she managed...
CISA and Women in CyberSecurity Strengthen Partnership to Bridge Gender Gap in Cyber and Tech
WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of International Women’s Day, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) in order to work even closer...
#IWD2023: Retaining and Advancing Women in the Cyber Security Industry: Moving from Theory to Impact by Measuring Inclusion
Diversity, diversity, diversity Getting women into the cyber industry has been spoken about at great lengths, yet organizations are still struggling with unfilled positions and a lack of diverse teams. The (ISC)2 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study projected a global...
Pratt & Whitney Executive Director To Deliver Keynote at Women in CyberSecurity Conference
Pratt & Whitney executive director to deliver keynote at Women in CyberSecurity conference in Denver, Colorado, March 16 to 18.Erin Heinmiller, executive director of Global Infrastructure Services at Pratt & Whitney, the world leader in the design,...
Women in CyberSecurity Announces 2023 Offering of Mentor/Mentee Program
Mar 01, 2023, 09:00 ET Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in cybersecurity, announced the 2023 offering of its Mentor/Mentee Program, with new resume workshops, a refreshed...
Optum Vice President To Keynote at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference
DENVER (PRWEB) MARCH 01, 2023 Barbara Kosloski, vice president of Technology at Optum, at UnitedHealth Group, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) conference, March 16th to 18th in Denver, Colorado. Barbara Kosloski, vice president...
Women in CyberSecurity Announces 2023 Offering of Mentor/Mentee Program
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity, announced the 2023 offering of its Mentor/Mentee Program, with new resume workshops, a refreshed curriculum and a CyberGen.IQ...
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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...
Parenthood to Pentester: Insights from a Woman in Cybersecurity (Dru Macasieb)
Submitted by: Dru Macasieb, WiCyS San Diego Affiliate Earlier this year, I had the honor of interviewing Jennifer “Jen” Bate, a parent turned professional penetration tester who happens to be a woman in cybersecurity. But don't call her a professional pentester,...
Why Bug Bounty is Trending? (Shivyanshi Shukla)
Submitted by: Shivyanshi Shukla Bug bounty, a big name among cybersecurity analysts and tech giants, has gained tremendous fame over time. This article will help you know the reason behind the exponential rise in the popularity of bug bounty programs. But before I...
WiCyS member, Ricardo Lafosse, honored as the Chicago CISO of the Year
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) was established in 2012 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj of Tennessee Tech University through a National Science Foundation grant, and in less than ten years, the organization has grown into a leading alliance between trailblazers from academia,...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Veterans’ Apprenticeship Program Honors Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) proudly supports...
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Veterans’ Apprenticeship Program
As we kick off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is proud to announce the successful launch of the Veterans’ Apprenticeship Program by the first cohort of female US military veterans looking to join the cybersecurity...
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