Addressing diversity and talent shortages in cybersecurity through recruiting, retaining and advancing women in the field of cybersecurity, and improving on the very low 20-24% statistic of women in cybersecurity jobs.

The National Cyber League is delighted to host a female-forward, ‘Women of the NCL’ webinar event to celebrate, motivate and encourage women in our cyber community. Witness the stories of inspiring women as they share their journeys to becoming cybersecurity professionals. The webinar will have a female-led panel representing women from industry and academia as well as current and former NCL Players.

Women of the National Cyber League: Engage, Celebrate & Uplift!

Abstract: In 2019, Jess presented women's stories from the tech trenches. Well, it's time for v2.0 of that talk from both Jess and Sarah, with new stories from their own experiences as women in tech and from the many female-identifying contributors who also shared their stories. There is still a stigma around talking about discrimination of minorities (however minor it is) so come and help us talk openly about this - not to shame, but to help us all be better and learn from one another to make security a better place for everyone to work, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, etc.

Tales FromThe Tech Trenches V2.0

Meet five women (a moderator and four panelists) that would be stinking rich if they had a nickel for every time someone asked them if they needed a computer science degree for a career in cybersecurity. Yes, computer science degrees are sought after, but there are so many other roles, technical and not, that exist in cybersecurity companies that we need to talk about. This panel of women in Sales and Marketing from Fortinet, a leader in cybersecurity, will discuss their own career paths that brought them to where they are today. They will talk about what skills they look for on their teams and what makes a person stand out in this field. They’ll explore potential career paths they are considering and the best ways they have seen to transition into certain departments. Some of these may surprise you!

Join the discussion to learn about the exciting career paths in cyber, for both the technical and non-technical crowd.

I Wish Someone Had Told Me…  A Career In Cybersecurity Isn’t Just For Techies!

Join this interactive panel discussion where you will learn the most unique cybersecurity training and awareness programs internally at Microsoft, groundbreaking security research being conducted day in and day out, the handling of various investigations and threat hunting activities while creating detection controls and helping teams improve their detection capabilities and Microsoft Security Response Center.

In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Microsoft will introduce the incredible work being done across Microsoft Security by highlighting those making a difference.

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Behind the Scenes with Microsoft Security Panel

Space systems provide many critical functions to the military, federal agencies, and infrastructure networks. Space Policy Directive-5 Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems describes the cyber threat to space systems and the need for these systems to be secure and resilient against cyber-attacks. Cyber defenses for space systems must be implemented in size, weight, and power (SWAP)-constrained, real-time operating environments that cannot tolerate increased latency and other common detrimental side-effects of cyber defenses. 

In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Sandia National Laboratories will discuss these challenges. They have been researching moving target defenses (MTD) to protect space systems against cyber-attacks. MTDs create dynamic, uncertain environments on space systems and can be used to defeat cyber threats against these systems. Furthermore, MTDs do not require the detection of an adversary to mitigate the effects of an attack.

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Moving Target Defense for Space Systems

Cyber attacks are rising against critical infrastructure systems and have serious implications for our national security. In addition, many interconnected systems are becoming increasingly cyber-physical due to modernization efforts. For example, the electric grid has rapidly evolved with smart grid technologies, wide-area monitoring capabilities, and advanced automation. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the impact of multi-hazard events such as cyber-attacks and extreme weather on these cyber-physical systems.

In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Sandia National Laboratories will discuss approaches for incorporating cyber-physical analysis in electric grid response and defense mechanisms for increased situational awareness, improved response, and resilience. This will include ongoing research and development overviews for cyber-physical anomaly detection, cyber-physical data fusion, cyber-physical mitigation deployment, and characterizing cyber-physical system interdependencies.

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Improving Electric Grid Cybersecurity with Cyber-Physical Analysis

Ready to cut to the chase and catch the OWASP (open web application security project) top 10 issues early in development to avoid future headaches? Check out this WiCyS strategic partner webinar by the Semgrep's security researcher, Colleen Dai, and software engineer, Emma Jin, as they share their personal experiences catching OWASP top 10 and how they do it. During this session, this dynamic duo will perform a live demo to showcase the bug detection and security tips they WISHED they had known about earlier in their careers!

How to Catch the OWASP Top 10 Early in the Development Process

Previous studies have shown that the representation of women in cybersecurity is not where it should be, but it is not as clear why this is the case, or how exactly we can improve matters. In collaboration with the DEI firm Aleria, WiCyS is launching a pioneering study to understand the real causes of disparities in the experiences of women in cybersecurity, and to help us understand how best to pinpoint and remove the barriers that keep women from being recruited, hired, retained and promoted at the same rate as men. Join our 30-minute webinar on January 25 at 1 pm CT to learn about Aleria’s approach to measuring inclusion, why measuring inclusion is much better than focusing on diversity alone, and how we will leverage this unique methodology to develop a benchmark study on the "State of Inclusion for Women in Cybersecurity".

Measuring the State of Inclusion of Women in Cybersecurity

What exactly is security logging and monitoring for an organization? Join Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) strategic partner, The Home Depot, as Lu Qiao, principal systems engineer, dives into the key components in a logging and monitoring architecture and the log life cycle. Learn about the considerations to take when monitoring hybrid environments, how Zero Trust shapes the future of security logging and monitoring, and if it's still valid to centralize all the logs into the Security Information Event Management (SIEM) platform. This webinar is one that's not to be missed as it's jam-packed with information on advanced analytics, security automation/orchestration and more!

Visibility, Analytics and Automation through Security Logging and Monitoring

Cecile Mengue (IBM) took an unconventional path into the hacker field and will give a unique insight into pathways to cybersecurity in this webinar. 

Join WiCyS Strategic Partner IBM on January 17 to look into various ways of entering this career. 

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A Career in Cyber Security: My Unconventional Path

The ways we live and do business are interconnected and networked. In this digital landscape, in what ways can we stay safe online when the threats are often hidden? 

Join WiCyS strategic partner Cisco to learn how to secure yourself online.

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What Does or Does Not Protect You

Securing your home does not just mean securing the wireless router with a strong password anymore. It refers to protecting your home network, including all the devices connected to the internet and each other within the home, and making sure the attack surface is reduced significantly for a malicious actor to launch a successful attack. 

In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner Cisco will present simple but effective techniques to help secure your whole home network.

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Securing Your Home Network

Threat actors are constantly increasing the ways that they attempt to weaponize the end user. What does phishing really mean in today’s day and age of IT? 

In this webinar, WiCyS strategic partner SpearTip will explore what can be done to combat threat actors against attempts to exploit IT assets.

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Go Phish

Accenture Security is a leading provider of end-to-end cybersecurity services, including advanced cyber defense, applied cybersecurity solutions, and managed security operations. We bring security innovation, global scale, and a worldwide delivery capability through our network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Helped by our highly skilled professionals, we enable clients to innovate safely, build cyber resilience and grow with confidence. Accenture is a proud sponsor of WiCyS and consistently focuses on advancing Women in Technology and Cybersecurity.

Join WiCyS strategic partner Accenture for a workshop on Cyber Resiliency in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, followed by a Q&A.

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Exploring Cybersecurity at Accenture

Drones, connected vehicles, fitness trackers, social media, airport body scanners -- these are all examples of technologies that collect and use information about individuals. Privacy continues to be a significant concern as new technologies like these are developed or existing technologies are used in new ways.

In this webinar WiCyS strategic partner MITRE’s privacy and cybersecurity leaders are going to share their knowledge and perspectives on key privacy challenges and approaches they are using to shape the future of privacy. Topics to be discussed include:
What is privacy?
Global privacy perspectives
Privacy impacts of the use of technologies
The relationship between privacy and security
Privacy solutions and tools
Privacy engineering
Managing your privacy everyday
The future direction of privacy

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Privacy Challenges and the Future of Privacy

In this webinar WiCyS strategic partner Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute will discuss easy practices that anyone can perform to remain safe and protect their presence in cyberspace.

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Cyber, Protection and You!

Thanks to smartphones, access to sensitive information now easily fits in the palms of our hands. This offers many benefits, but this also creates risk. Bad actors are increasingly taking advantage of these risks to cause harm.

In this webinar WiCyS strategic partner Cisco will discuss the importance of securing your phone and how. You will learn tips to protect yourselves and your information from some of the most common attack methods, as well as more sophisticated ones, like multifactor and biometric authentication. Learn how to mitigate the risks associated with mobile devices so you can enjoy them more securely.

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How to Secure Your Mobile Device

In this webinar WiCyS strategic partner SentinelOne will explain one of the top five cyber threats, how and why they are, and how we can prevent them.

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