“For an industry that builds client relationships and growth on partnership and trust with its customers, we're also an industry that sells zero trust, as a goal. So those two things can be very dichotomous in concept,” said the chief information security officer for the cloud services of NTT.
"I was once told that I may not be a vulnerability researcher. That's something that I know, I'm never going to tell my team — not today, not ever — because it affected me as an individual who was trying to build a career in cybersecurity. I always come up with a plan to ensure that I am providing them with the resources, with the technical skillsets or training that is needed for them to achieve what they want to achieve.”
“Our unique perspectives as women can lead to the best solutions — especially when we push boundaries," said the senior cyber security engineer at Mitre Corporation.
While her formal education focused on business and psychology, Shira Rubinoff understood early on that there’s a clear intercept between psychology and technology: the human factor.
The impetus for Maggie Louie launching DEVCON, following a lengthy career as a musician, came from her uncovering a scheme involving hackers exploiting third-party JavaScript to steal ad revenue and distribute malware though partner code.
Even though military service is compulsory for Israeli women, Tehlia said that when “served in the Army as a cybersecurity officer, I was often the only woman in the room. I knew it was wrong.”
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