Women in Cybersecurity

Melinda Marks and Tanya Janca, Founder & CEO of We Hack Purple Community discuss:

• Tanya's computer programming background that began in childhood
• The experiences that led her to write her first book, Alice and Bob Learn Application Security
• The importance of diversity in the cybersecurity industry

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Melinda Marks and Barbie Bigelow, CEO at Emerald Growth Partners, LLC discuss:

• How Barbie got into cybersecurity by operational necessity
• Keys to success throughout her career journey
• Launching the Women Cyber Governance Collaborative

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Melinda Marks and Arti Raman, the CEO and Founder of Titaniam discuss:

• How did you get into this field?
• What about your field of study? Your education?
• What were your priorities as a CISO?

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Melinda Marks and Laurie Haley, VP of Strategic Alliances at Veracode discuss:

• What got you into this field?
• Can you tell me a little bit about your role at Veracode?
• What challenges have you faced along the way?

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Melinda Marks and Wendy Thomas, CEO at Secureworks discuss:

• What got you into this field, and what do you like about it?
• You have a background in finance and business. Does that shape what you do today?
• Can you tell me about Secureworks and the roles that you had there when you joined?

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Melinda Marks and Helen Patton, Advisory CISO Strategy and Planning at Cisco discuss:

• What got you into this field?
• Did your education shape what you do today?
• When did you transition into Cybersecurity?

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Alex Arcilla and Gisela Hinojosa, Pentester at Cobalt discuss:

That working in cybersecurity is really THE thing to do right now. The opportunities seem endless. But exactly what paths can you pursue when entering a field that is constantly evolving?

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Melinda Marks and Brittany Greenfield, founder and CEO at Wabbi discuss:

• Starting her career with a degree in biotechnology
• Turning her focus to cybersecurity
• Now leads a company integrating security into software development

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Melinda Marks and Vandana Verma Sehgal discuss:

• How Vendana got her start working in security operations
• Her involvement in OWASP—leading to becoming the first female chair of the board!
• Vendana's passion for bringing more diversity to infosec

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Melinda Marks and Elizabeth Gossell discuss:

• The evolving security challenges that come with M&A efforts, scaling, and sprawl
• Liz's experience in cybersecurity that started with an internship
• Why career development and being a strong advocate for yourself is so critical for women

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Melinda Marks and Caroline Wong discuss:

• Caroline's experience in the cybersecurity industry
• Her advice on team culture and diversity in the workplace
• Overcoming toxic work environments, work-life and family balance, resilience, and trusting our future selves to overcome these challenges

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Melinda Marks and Sharon Goldberg discuss:

• Sharon's move from engineering to computer science and internet security
• What motivated her to go from tenured professor to cofounder and CEO of BastionZero
• How much progress has been made for women in the fast-moving cybersecurity industry

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