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It seems in media today, the rise of ransomware has plateaued and remained painstakingly prevalent , targeting the most critical of data. Committed through financially motivated efforts, these organizations still wake to the sorrowful sound of their as… Continue reading Maintaining a Pulse: Ransomware in the Healthcare Sector
My expertise is not necessarily laden in the land of career counseling, hiring standards, and education recommendations. However, anecdotally, coming into a cybersecurity career in an unorthodox manner and blossoming through passion and perseverance, t… Continue reading Cybersecurity Career Path – A Fresh Perspective
In part one of this series, we examined the diversity problem in Cybersecurity and learned about the Unicorn Law. In part two of this series, we learned the ideas and conclusions of senior leadership and technical women in the industry in order to gain a woman’s point of view. We aren’t finished with their conclusions yet and will begin with their most significant and practical ideas in education and conclude the series with the creation and measurement of the return on investment of women in Cybersecurity. Education and Opportunity The field of cybersecurity has a multitude of different… Continue reading The Unicorn Extinction Series: An Introspective Analysis of Women in Cybersecurity, Part 3
In part one of this series, we examined the diversity problem in Cybersecurity and learned about the Unicorn Law. While both seem almost silly to bring up in todays professional world, it is hard to miss things that are perfectly observable to women and men alike. Analyzing a Woman’s Point of View Innovating solutions to improve this scarcity of female representation, requires breaking “the first rule about Fight Club; don’t talk about Fight Club!” The “Unicorn Law”, this anecdote, survives by the circling routine of the “few women in Cybersecurity” invoking a conversation about the “few women… Continue reading The Unicorn Extinction Series: An Introspective Analysis of Women in Cybersecurity, Part 2
More than a “Diversity” Problem RSA Conference 2017, San Francisco; I paced from vendor booth to vendor booth mentally notating specific technical marketing differentiation among each presented Cybersecurity solution (both startup and established). Yet as I took in this setting, subconsciously, there was one thing I couldn’t help but observe. Where were all the women? There was an observable number of competent sales force who were female, but it appeared to be lacking technical roles filled with women like me, pursuing additional research and information exploration. Upon initial arrival to… Continue reading The Unicorn Extinction Series: An Introspective Analysis of Women in Cybersecurity, Part 1