Laura Tich

Laura Tich is an information security practitioner focusing on open source intelligence and network security. Tich is passionate about sharing knowledge with the growing community in Kenya and she helps to develop information security curriculum in different areas and facilitate trainings for different groups in Kenya. Tich began pursuing her interest in Cyber Security in 2016, as a 3rd year Computer Science at Daystar University. Since then, she has actively taken part in a number of cyber security and tech events and workshops by either organizing or presenting at the events. Some of the notable events include AkiraChix African Women in Technology Conference (AWTC), African Women In Technology Conference (AWIT), Mozilla Festival, DevFest and the first ever HackFest in Kenya which was organized by SheHacks_KE. Tich is the co-founder of SheHacks_KE, a group of over 300 women cyber security professionals and enthusiasts in Kenya. Shehacks_KE was founded in 2016 by Laura Tich and Evelyn Kilel with the aim of providing a platform for women in security in Kenya to learn and share information. SheHacks_KE facilitates monthly workshops and trainings either through webinars or bootcamps. The community's biggest event was #HackFest2019, a 2 day event which attracted over 400 security practitioners in Kenya. Tich is also an advocate for Internet Freedom and have worked on various projects around digital security for journalists and civil society organizations across Africa. Being an OSINT and OSIJ enthusiast, she has worked on Open Source Investigations with Investigative Journalists in Nairobi.

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