Presented at
Black Hat USA 2020 Virtual,
Aug. 6, 2020, 10 a.m.
(40 minutes)
India is one of the most diverse and fastest growing countries in the world and due to the fast growth, women often are left behind. The world average female literacy rate is 79.7%, while in India the average rate is just 65.46, and for women that enter the technology workforce it is even lower and for those entering into cyber security it is even less. The talk is about the journey of Infosecgirls community which started in India with the goal of bringing more women into the cyber security workforce and integrating them with the larger community and is now reaching a global audience. The Initiative was conceptualized because of a need to have a warm and nurturing environment for women where they can easily discuss information security and over a period of time moulded to help women, students, kids, and underprivileged communities to come forward and be part of cyber security ecosystem.
In the talk, I will share how we started, the challenges encountered on the way, what we have achieved so far, and the learnings from our journey. I will also talk about the free technical training we provide at conferences or colleges and how these trainings have enabled individuals start their InfoSec journey or make themselves better and more confident in their roles.
Presenters:
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Vandana Verma Sehgal
- Security Architect, IBM
Vandana Sehgal is a seasoned security professional with over 14 years of experience ranging from application security to infrastructure and now dealing with DevSecOps. She works with various communities (InfoSecGirls, OWASP, WoSec and null) and is passionate about increasing female participation in the InfoSec space. She has trained over 3000 Diversity Participants around the globe on Information Security. She was a keynote speaker at OWASP Global AppSec DC 2019. She has spoken and trained at various conferences AppSec Europe, AppSec USA, NullCon, Security Guild 2019, BSides Delhi, c0c0n (Kerala Police Conference), Global AppSec Tel Aviv and Assistant trainer Black Hat USA 2019. She is part of the crew for OWASP Seasides and BSides Delhi conferences. She also does CFP Reviews for AppSec Europe, Global AppSec Tel Aviv, Global AppSec DC and Grace Hopper US 2019 (Security/Privacy Review Track) She received Global cybersecurity influencer among IFSEC Global's "Top Influencers in Security and Fire" Category for 2019. She recently received Cybersecurity Women of the Year award by Women Cyberjutsu Society in the Category "Secure Coder." She has also been listed as one of the top women leaders in this field of technology and cybersecurity in India by Instasafe.
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