Name: Using online cyber training courses and cyber ranges to advance your career
Start: 2022-05-19T19:00:00Z
End: 2022-05-19T19:56:09.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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The Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) is a non-profit, 501c(3) organization passionate about helping and empowering women to succeed in the cybersecurity field.

A mentor-mentee relationship is proven to have powerful positive impacts on both parties. However, not often do we have the resources to commit to such a formalized relationship. In this 1-hour webinar, there is an opportunity to answer the most budding questions that mentees have. Allowing leaders, like yourself, to positively impact multiple participants at once.

Speaker: Allison Wikoff

Career Conversations with Allison Wikoff

Synergy between IT and security teams has never been more critical. The threat landscape has expanded, and hackers are using automation to exploit vulnerabilities 6 times faster than they’re being remediated. Discover the critical paradigm shift that’s bridging the gap between IT and security through hyperautomation and AI in highly regulated industries.

The IT-Security Paradigm Shift: Improving Synergy Through AI & Hyperautomation

The presenter has pivoted to a career in cybersecurity and would like to share the following: How to create your own table. 

Guest: Alissa "Dr. Jay" Abdullah, Deputy Chief Security Officer, Mastercard. 

As Mastercard's deputy chief security officer, Dr. Alissa Abdullah leads the Emerging Corporate Security Solutions team and is responsible for protecting Mastercard's information assets as well as driving the future of security.

Prior to Mastercard, Dr. Abdullah was the chief information security officer of Xerox where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. Dr. Abdullah also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House where she helped modernize the Executive Office of the President's IT systems with cloud services and virtualization.

Dr. Abdullah holds a PhD in Information Technology Management from Capella University, a master's degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networks from The George Washington University and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Savannah State University.

Career Conversations with Alissa "Dr. Jay" Abdullah

Do you identify as an Asian American or a Pacific Islander? Are you starting your journey as a cybersecurity hacker? Join us for this upcoming webinar to hear from Maria Mora (they/them), Angela Saccone (she/her), Seline Tan-Torres (she/her) and Avi Zajac (they/he), with Ashish Rajan (he/him) as moderator, as they discuss how they first began their work in cybersecurity, the lessons they've learned along the way and the generic day-to-day challenges they face or have faced throughout.

Life as an Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Hacker

Abstract: 
The presenter has pivoted to a career in cybersecurity and would like to share the following: how to pivot and begin a career in cyber, how to get started as an analyst, and how to continue progressing in one's learning once you've started. The talk will close with a review of one of the analytic frameworks for security intelligence paired with an analysis of some intel gleaned (that can be shared) since the speaker has started her role as a cyber threat intel analyst.

[Webinar] Getting Started as a Cyber Threat Intel Analyst: How it Begins

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Speaker: Jen Miller Osborn

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When attackers see a way in, they take it.

If you want to stay ahead of attackers, it's time to make the shift from a focus on threat intelligence to risk intelligence.

Today’s security leaders are squeezed between increased risks and attacks, expanding attack surfaces, and decreasing resources, which has them streamlining defense strategies and investments towards what matters most and what exposures are critical. 

Join us for a lively discussion on the current security leadership shift of focus from threat intelligence to risk intelligence. Security leaders will share their journey to the sweet spot: that balance between visibility, priority and value that helps focus their security practices towards confident protection (vs whack-a-mole). Areas covered will include: 
-> Balancing protections inside and outside the network
-> Various ways of prioritizing risk and what doesn’t work
-> Mapping potential paths into and out of your network
-> Merging attack surface management, vulnerability and threat information to identify real risk

Redefining Cyber Intelligence: The Shift from Threat to Risk

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Bio:

Marcelle Lee is a Senior Security Researcher and Emerging Threats Lead at Secureworks and is also an adjunct professor and training consultant.  She specializes in cybercrime, digital forensics, and threat research. She is involved with many industry organizations, working groups, and boards, including the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, Infragard Maryland, the NIST Cyber Competitions Working Group, and the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Advisory Council.  She also both builds and participates in cyber competitions.
 
Marcelle has earned the CISSP, GCFA, GCIA, GCIH, GPEN, GISF, GSEC, GCCC, C|HFI, C|EH, CSX-P, CCNA, PenTest+, Security+, Network+, and ACE industry certifications.  She holds four degrees, including a master’s degree in cybersecurity. She has received the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council Women in Tech (WIT) Award and the Volunteer of the Year award from the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu. Marcelle frequently presents at conferences and training events and is an active volunteer in the cybersecurity community.

Speaker:  Marcelle Lee, Chief of Competition Programming of Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
Moderator: Mari Galloway CEO, Founding Board Member of Women's Society of Cyberjutsu

Career Conversations with Marcelle Lee

The relentless threat of ransomware, phishing campaigns, data exfiltration, malware command-and-control, and stealthy exploits…it’s a worrisome challenge and enough to dampen the spirits of even the most cheerful CISOs and cybersecurity professionals.  No company wants to be breached or, even worse, also become the topic of the next news cycle. It’s not surprising that stress levels are high, and cheerfulness is low.

In this webinar, our speakers will discuss: 

A revolutionary technology and approach that exposes and prevents entire classes of attack – malware delivery, command and control (C2), remote code exploits, drive-by downloads, and in-the-wild obfuscation techniques - before they compromise a customer’s infrastructure.  
A technology-driven mindset to move past simple Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in favor of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
How-To leverage incredible new preventative actions – remove, replace, and modify – to level the playing field against many different attacks.
The value of every Internet session being fully staged, parsed and deeply inspected inline (not in a sandbox) with application layer fidelity before it enters or leaves the customer’s network.
The importance for deep and pervasive visibility for any device, any network (on-prem, public cloud, hybrid), and any N/S/E/W and encrypted traffic across the entire network.  This granular level of information plays a critical role in providing insights for threat hunting, investigation and forensics as we move towards widespread deployment of zero trust architectures.
We will also discuss threat context with metadata as well as powerful search and flexible data retention options in the context of Network Detection and Response capabilities.

Keeping Networks Jolly - Automated Threat Prevention & Total Visibility

According to The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Information Security Analyst's Outlook, cybersecurity is one of the fastest growing career paths around the country. Additionally, the BLS projects that cybersecurity jobs will grow 31 percent through 2029 -- which is seven times faster than job growth among other industries.
So there’s no better time to pave a new career path as we head into 2022.
The best news of all is that there are cybersecurity certification and education programs available to you … some of which are completely free.
Join us for a live discussion where we’ll talk about:
The types of certification and education programs available to Virginia residents to jump start cybersecurity careers;
The skills and personal traits that set individuals up for success in cybersecurity roles; and
Advice on how to get started, how to find a great mentor in the field, the types of cybersecurity jobs available to you, and so much more.

Our panelists for the discussion include these accomplished cybersecurity professionals:
Jessica Gulick, CEO and founder of Katzcy, President of the WSC Board, founder of the US 
Cyber Games
Mari Galloway, CEO and a founding board member for the 
WSC
Tyrone Wilson, Founder and President of Cover6 Solutions
Gerald Caponera, VP of Cyber Risk Strategy at ThreatConnect

New Year, New Career: How to Jump Start a Career in Cybersecurity

COVID-19 spikes are keeping employees virtual, ransomware is inevitable, and finding
expert talent is proving difficult. If 2022 is anything like this year, preparing for disruptions
now will set up organizations to be more successful. So how can you maximize your 2022 IT
budget and stay secure, all while managing a “work from anywhere” chaotic environment?

Join IT and Cybersecurity leaders as they discuss how you can optimize and promote your future budget
in such an unstable atmosphere. The panel will give insights on:
   - What solutions should you be considering when preparing for a “Work from
Anywhere” future?
   - What are some key takeaways from the 2021 budget cycle to take with you into
2022?
   - What are the foundational elements that you must fit into your IT budget? How can
you balance them with all of your other priorities?
   - How can you more effectively sell to executive leadership the idea that we need to
keep up with the industry, make changes, and take a fresh look at things?
   - How do you prepare different budgetary presentations for different audiences, and
defend your plan against dissenting opinions?

IT Budgeting for an Uncertain 2022

Career Conversations is a focused chat with female leaders within Cybersecurity. Come join us as Kelly McCracken chats with Anjali Gugle about her career, how she grew to be the leader she is and overcame challenges faced within the field.

Kelly McCracken has 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity and technology industry specifically focusing in the establishment and standardization of cybersecurity incident response programs. Ms. McCracken has helped develop and lead the implementation of many national-level cybersecurity initiatives for the federal government, to include co-authoring the NIST SP 800-61, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide, rev. 1, the national standard for incident response. Leveraging this experience, Ms. McCracken has helped Fortune 100 companies build world-class incident response programs to be able to detect and respond to the most advanced current threats.

As the leader for the Salesforce Security Response Center (SSRC), Ms. McCracken leads a global team of incident handlers, security event analysts, and product security engineers.

Ms. McCracken has a BBA in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University, a MS in Information & Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and a MBA from Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Career Conversations with Kelly McCracken

Come hear how partners of the Virginia Cyber Skills Academies (VCSA) can change your life and your career. While this program is for Virginians, the companies featured each month may have opportunities in other locations.

The VA Cyber Skills Academies (VCSA) provide world-class, hands-on training to candidates who want to start or expand their career in the cybersecurity field. Sponsored by the state of Virginia, this program was developed to aid its residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and help its business community meet the increasing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals.

Our flexible, practical training and support will fast-track you into a cybersecurity career with one of our local Northern Virginia employer partners. In addition to four-to-six-month accelerated, immersive training curricula, VCSA offers ongoing career and networking programs to introduce you into the cyber community.

Change Your Life Today w/ VCSA

Part 2 Continuation - Come hear how partners of the Virginia Cyber Skills Academies (VCSA) can change your life and your career. While this program is for Virginians, the companies featured each month may have opportunities in other locations.

The VA Cyber Skills Academies (VCSA) provide world-class, hands-on training to candidates who want to start or expand their career in the cybersecurity field. Sponsored by the state of Virginia, this program was developed to aid its residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and help its business community meet the increasing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals.

Our flexible, practical training and support will fast-track you into a cybersecurity career with one of our local Northern Virginia employer partners. In addition to four-to-six-month accelerated, immersive training curricula, VCSA offers ongoing career and networking programs to introduce you into the cyber community.

Change Your Life Today w/ VCSA Training - Partner Talk Part 2

Partner Talk w/ VCSA

Join us for 'A Day in the life of an IT Auditor' - Nia Luckey joins me to discuss the key parts of this role.

From technical writer to cloud information security engineer, Nia Luckey adds instrumental value to every team she supports. By focusing on cybersecurity frameworks and layering them with industry lifecycles Nia's focus is on long-term solution building accelerating sales and secure operations. In her off time, Nia pays it forward through the non-profit chapters she helped found. She shares he expertise and knowledge through volunteering, security podcasts, and conferences. This year Nia's challenge to all of us is to focus on what yes looks like, and start having those innovative conversations.

A Day in the Life of an IT Auditor

Working remotely has become the new normal. This, and many other changes organizations adopted last year in response to the pandemic are likely to stay for the long term. According to Gallup, about two-thirds of U.S. remote workers want to continue to work remotely. So, how can organizations continue to support their growing distributed workforce at a time where reports of security threats have increased by 400% compared to pre-pandemic levels? 

Here is where the zero-trust approach to security comes into play. 

Join this month's episode of The (Security) Balancing Act with Diana Kelley and guests as they discuss the emergence of zero trust (“Trust Nothing, Verify Everything”) and what it helps achieve for enterprises in the age of cloud and remote work.

Viewers will learn about:
- The evolution of the security perimeter and the shift to zero trust
- Why zero trust is an approach and not a product
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTA) vs. corporate VPN
- Real-world stories and practical hands-on guidance from people who have deployed a ZTA

Speakers:
- Mari Galloway, CEO, Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
- Jonathan Nguyen Duy, Vice President, Global Field CISO Team, Fortinet
- Bob Rudis, Chief Data Scientist, Rapid7

This episode is part of The (Security) Balancing Act original series with Diana Kelley. We welcome viewer participation and questions during this interactive panel session.

Zero Trust for the New Normal

You’ve decided on your next certification to take your cybersecurity career to the next level… but now, where to start? This session will share two WSC members’ experiences who were in those same shoes, leveraged online cybersecurity training, and scored their next cert in months! Hear their tips and tricks, what they’d do differently next time, and advice they’d give to others looking to sharpen their skills and grow their earning potential.

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