Advocates

The cybersecurity investor who sits on multiple boards and advises the Defense Department and Congress calls the amount of money flowing into the industry unprecedented. “It used to be that when we had five, six billion a year flowing into the market from a venture capital perspective that was a good year for us. We’re headed towards somewhere between 15 to 20 billion coming into the cybersecurity industry."

For the Seattle Public Schools chief information security officer, her passion is clear: "small businesses and nonprofits, and in particular, schools. They’re in the same boat. They may be larger, but they don't have the resources. They need something that's easy, inexpensive, and straightforward.”

“If the public demands a privacy relationship, and companies understand the responsibility of protecting that data, and there's an accountability play, then we can all understand and work together to get a better digital society,” said the managing director and co-founder of Gula Tech Adventures.

“Every single person, whether they know it or not, is walking around with a million-dollar cell phone and a million-dollar laptop,” due to the data they come in contact with, said Waseem, a passionate privacy advocate, said the director of cyber education for the National Cyber Security Alliance. “And if you understand why your information is worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars to other people, then you are more apt to protect that data.”

Now EFF’s director of cybersecurity, Eva Galperin’s most recent work involves taking down the “stalkerware” industry.

As one of a handful of women who founded their own cybersecurity companies, Katie Moussouris is instituting corporate policies that respect labor, and ensures inclusivity, fairness and equal pay.

Keri Pearlson has invested in “changing attitudes, values and beliefs” to establish a cybersecurity culture, an initiative she says can draw from marketing principles and managerial tools to be successful.