Women in Cyber Security

Presented at The Eleventh HOPE (2016), July 23, 2016, noon (60 minutes)

With 11 percent of the cyber security workforce being women, why is it important to encourage women to be involved? How is security done differently by women or is it? This panel consists of women in different phases of career: just graduated college starting first professional job, mid-career, and experienced professional. Each panel member will provide an overview of their perspective on the workplace, including if they have experienced discrimination, how best to survive and thrive, and when it is time to move on. Attendees will learn how others have responded to specific incidents, managed work life balance, become aware of how they may be making the environment feel hostile, and dealt with potential legal implications of their actions, and will also learn why having a diverse employee pool is good for the organization and for fellow employees.

Presenters:

  • Morgan Strobel
    Morgan Strobel is a senior security and privacy professional in the Risk Consulting Services group at Crowe Horwath. Prior to joining Crowe, she worked in IT audit consulting for three years servicing clients in multiple industries. Morgan's experience includes information security assessments, detailed technical analysis, supporting clients with compliance to various regulations and security standards, vendor risk management, and privacy risk assessments.
  • Kathleen Seubert
    Kathleen Seubert is an information security and compliance professional. She has worked in financial services and retail with organizations to develop, create, and test their business continuity plan. She has also created global information security policy and awareness programs including content for online e-learning. She has planned, executed, and managed various compliance efforts.
  • Debora Gondek
    Debora Gondek is an operational risk manager experienced in assessing information security risk across the application development life cycle. She's worked for several financial services organizations, including Citi, HSBC, and Bear Stearns. Early in her career, she managed a lab where emerging network engineering solutions were evaluated. Later, she helped establish an ethical hacking program at a global bank. She currently designs tools and procedures to measure and manage technology risk.
  • Cindy Cullen
    Cindy Cullen has over 20 years of experience leading cybersecurity and information risk programs. Cindy is president of the New Jersey chapter of (ISC)2, is an ICIT fellow advising congress and staff on cybersecurity issues, and is chief cybersecurity strategist at HPE. Previously, she was CISO at Telcordia/Bellcore, vice president of IS at Citi, CTO at SAFE BioPharma, and designed an S-SDLC process for Bristol Myers Squibb. She served on the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School Board for nine years, including as vice president and president.
  • Renee Pollack
    Renee Pollack is a Blackstone security analyst who has researched mobile malware and vulnerabilities in applications and cellular networks.

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