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Encouraging Diversity and Advancing Cybersecurity Education

Presented at AppSec USA 2015, Sept. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m. (90 minutes).

Even in male-dominated STEM fields, computer science and security careers stand out for having so few women. Join our panelists, the founders of InfoSec Girls, to discuss how they are advancing cybersecurity education in India while also encouraging women and girls to consider careers in the field. Then join the conversation and share your thoughts and suggestions on how to increase diversity in the security industry.


Presenters:

  • Apoorva Giri - Security Analyst with iViZ Security (a Cigital company) and Founder of InfoSec Girls
    Apoorva has presented a workshop on "Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking for Women" at c0c0n 2014at Kochi, Kerala. Her interests lie in Web Application Security and Mobile Security. She's an active member of Null/OWASP Bangalore Chapter. She has been listed on the Barracuda Hall of Fame for finding vulnerabilities on their application. @cedricfanapoo
  • Shruthi Kamath - Founder at InfosecGirls
    Shruthi is the founder of InfoSec Girls. She holds a CEH from EC Council. She's an active member of Null/OWASP Bangalore Chapter. Her area of interest is web application security. She has presented at c0c0n Conference 2013. She has been a part of Jailbreak NULLCON 2014. She has organized various events like workshops, talks & CTF events as part of InfoSec Girls initiative .She presented a talk on "Cybercrimes in India and its Mitigation" at the National Conference for Women Police held at Trivandrum,India.
  • Elissa Shevinsky - CEO - Jekudo Privacy Company
    Elissa Shevinsky is co-organizer of SecretCon, an enterprise security event in NYC. She is also CEO of Jekudo Privacy Company. Backed by Mach37, Jekudo is building security tools for the enterprise. Shevinsky is also a writer and speaker on issues security, privacy and innovation. She has most recently spoken at O'Reilly Solid, DefCon, Shmoocon, Computers Freedom and Privacy, and SXSW. Elissa has been building successful startups since she joined Geekcorps as an R&D intern in 2000. She learned how to build software at Everyday Health (filed for IPO in 2010) in 2003. Shevinsky is also editor of the feminist anthology "Lean Out" published by OR Books. She can be found on twitter as @ElissaBeth. Note - if you are able to include urls, here they are: secretcon.com jekudo.com http://www.orbooks.com/catalog/lean-out/

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