Diversity in Cybersecurity: Jess Figueras On What’s Causing The Cyber Skills Shortage
Release Date: 02/08/2022
Interview with Ashley Baich of Accenture to Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Joining us for another episode of our special National Cybersecurity Awareness Month series is . Ashley is the Readiness and Crisis Management Security Consultant at in their Cyber Investigation, Forensics, and Response (CIFR) practice, responsible for helping organizations flex their crisis response capabilities. She chats with host Sherry Bevan about her journey into cybersecurity and why she had her sights set on the field before even graduating. Ashley also speaks on the challenges and possible turnoffs going into such a male-dominated industry, the strides being made to close the gaps,...
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Special: The Profit For Purpose Mission In Cybersecurity With Dr. Jacqui Taylor Of Flying Binary
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
The cybersecurity career path appeals to women because it is purpose-driven. But most of technological innovation is driven by profit. Dr. Jacqui Taylor believes that the best of both worlds can be combined in what she calls a profit-for purpose model. As the co-founder and CEO of Flying Binary, Jacqui is on a mission to create an inclusive technological future for everyone, and she believes the profit-for-purpose is the way to do it. In this conversation with Sherry, she explains how she made her way to a cybersecurity career and the massive role she’s now playing in detecting and fighting...
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Special: Navigating The Unconventional Route A Cybersecurity Career With Emma Jones
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
This episode offers you the senior consultant of Crowdstrike, Emma Jones, to celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Emma shares the unintentional move of her career in cybersecurity. Given that she has no background in the role, the transferable core skills she possessed allowed her to fare pretty well in the space. She enjoyed each moment of her journey and never looked back on her previous career. Like everyone else, Emma faced some challenges along the way in her career, but how did she deal with them? What insights could she offer to anyone thinking of taking the cybersecurity...
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Special: Cybersecurity Is A Mission, Not A Job With Laura Whitt-Winyard
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Cybersecurity is a mission, not a job. Today’s guest has 20+ years of experience to prove that. As part of our National Cybersecurity Awareness Month miniseries, we talk to Laura Whitt-Winyard, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, a Fellow at the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and International Advisory Board Member at HMG Strategy. Laura got herself to cybersecurity through a slightly unconventional route. Now, she is one of the industry’s respected thought leaders and a role model for women in the space. Tune in as she joins Sherry Bevan to talk about her typical day as a CSO, the...
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Cultural Change, Continuous Learning, And Cybersecurity With Dora Ross For National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
There’s always something to learn. You don’t have to know everything, but you should look for innovative ways to acquire new knowledge every day to achieve the success you are meant to have. This interview is one of a series of interviews with women in cybersecurity. The series is published in October 2022 to celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Our guest, , shares her knowledge of the barriers and challenges of cybersecurity. Dora is a security culture transformation specialist. She works with organizations to define and implement risk-based, human-centered security culture...
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Delivering Trusted, Clean, And Accessible Knowledge With Rebecca Taylor Of Secureworks To Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Trusted information is crucial in an industry where one wrong move stands between being protected and attacked. This is the heart of ’s position as the Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager at . In this episode, she sits down with Sherry Bevan to tell us more about her role, along with the interesting career journey that took her from studying English and Creative Writing to the cybersecurity space. Rebecca talks about the importance of having trusted and clean knowledge accessible to the right teams. What is more, she also shares some of the challenges she faced as a woman in the...
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Taking On More Complex Projects In The Cyber Industry With Chloe Acebes Of Sophos To Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Going to the next level in your career means having to take on more complex projects. And our guest in this episode has done that while coaching and mentoring women in technology. Sherry Bevan interviews , the Director of Software Engineering at . In this conversation, Chloe shares her career in cybersecurity, taking us along to both the challenging and proudest moments in her career thus far. She also talks about coping with the pandemic, the barriers for women working in the sector, and the future of her career balancing politics and technology. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and...
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Narrowing The Gender Pay Gap Through Leadership Coaching
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Too often, we question the impact a leadership coach can make. Is it practical, when do you need one, and will it be worth the investment? In this episode, host Sherry Bevan shares tips and important points to consider when selecting a leadership coach. Choosing the right coach can contribute to achieving your goal as a company, team, or individual. Tune in and discover how leadership coaching can work for you. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!
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Challenges And Best Practices In Attracting And Retaining Female Talent In Cybersecurity
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
In the spring of 2022, Sherry Bevan hosted a round table where she invited several cybersecurity companies to talk about attracting and retaining more female talent into cybersecurity. Representatives from Blackberry, ISTARI, Beyond Trust, Redscan, and Adarma Security came along and participated in a fruitful discussion. The looked into attracting more women into cybersecurity, tackling unconscious biases in hiring, retaining female technical talent, internal role modeling, and closing the gender pay gap in the industry. In this episode, Sherry shares her reflections about the round...
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National Carers Week: Show Support For Your Working Carers
Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Statistically, three in five women say that their caring role has blocked their career progress. For men, one in five say caring had stopped them from applying for promotion or a new job. As we can see, the act of balancing work and caring responsibilities is a challenge that poses a risk to the growth of both employees and the business. This June, we will celebrate National Carers Week. It brings a good opportunity for you to show support for your working carers. Join Sherry Bevan in this episode as she highlights the difficulties working carers face, what it says about being a woman, how it...
info_outlineDiversity in the workforce is an issue that many industries are striving to improve. But what about cybersecurity? Jess Figueras sheds light on the matter with host Sherry Bevan. Jess is an independent tech industry strategy adviser and the Vice-Chair of the UK Cyber Security Council. She has experienced first-hand the lack of and the need for more women in the profession. In this episode, Jess discusses the cyber skills shortage and factors that contribute to a skewed diversity in the field. Technology is producing information faster than the professionals going in. So, what is putting people off from cybersecurity? And, is this a chance for more women to get into cybersecurity? Get the answer by tuning in.
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