Women in Cybersecurity

Uploaded on 2016-04-14 in JOBS-Careers, FREE TO VIEW, NEWS-Cybersecurity News

Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) has just held third annual Women in Cybersecurity Event.

WiCyS continues to innovatively expand its mission to bring together women in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry. This event is designed as a forum for speakers and guests to exchange knowledge, experience, networking, and mentoring, with the ultimate goal of raising interest in the important, fascinating and lucrative field of cybersecurity. Any individual or organization interested in supporting recruiting and retention efforts for women in cybersecurity is encouraged to participate.

WiCyS is also highly regarded as the forum for women to expand their opportunities in the field of cybersecurity. An attendee from last year’s event said, “it really allowed me to see different paths and provided me advice that will lead me to a more successful career in this area.”

WiCyS was launched in 2013 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj, Computer Science, Tennessee Tech. University, as a collaborative project between Tennessee Tech, University of Memphis and Jackson State Community College.

“After seeing so few women in my courses, I wanted to create an opportunity for women to learn from other women about the field of cybersecurity and to be motivated to seek opportunities and resources within,” Dr. Siraj said.

The annual WiCyS conference is organised by the Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center at Tennessee Tech. in partnership with a regional university. This year’s local host for the conference is The University of Texas at Dallas.

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