Know a woman in cybersecurity who inspires you? #MIWIC2022
From the well-engrained stereotype of men coding in hoodies to the perception that cybersecurity is only for the highly technical, the IT industry has had to battle a number of misconceived notions that alienate huge segments of the population from even considering a career move into the field; notably, women. While work is being done to break down the barriers to entry and we are seeing improvements, now is not the time to fall complacent.
One of the crucial elements of making cybersecurity appeal to women is to show them the possibilities, by highlighting role models for them to aspire to. Specifically, role models who have had demonstrable success in the sector or are driving the changes necessary to redress the current imbalance. This is why we’ve created the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards!
The awards are an opportunity to celebrate the women’s achievements and shed light on these individuals as role models for others.
The public was free to nominate candidates via a form on the IT Security Guru website (the award is open to women worldwide), and the final Top 20 Women were selected by our esteemed panel of judges. A profile on each of these Top 20 Women will be published in the next couple of weeks – so keep an eye out!
The IT Security Guru and Eskenzi PR – with the generous support from our sponsors: KPMG, BT, KnowBe4 and Beazley – hosted a physical event at the BT Tower in London on Tuesday, the 22nd of November 2022. All nominees were invited and they were welcome to bring a plus one; their plus one had to be someone they believed would benefit from a networking event such as this (e.g a mentee, colleague etc.). The event was also live streamed for those who were unable to attend in person.
For the list of this year’s winners, visit: https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2022/11/23/most-inspiring-women-in-cyber-this-years-top-20/
You can also check out last year’s keynote address by human hacker, Jenny Radcliffe, here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kpmg-advisory_most-inspiring-women-in-cyber-2021-jenny-activity-6871506257887461376-jr4h
With Thanks to Our Sponsors
Judges
2022 Nominee Shortlist
Top 20 Feature Profiles
#MIWIC2022: Carole Embling, Metro Bank
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#MIWIC2022: Camilla Currin, Trend Micro
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#MIWIC2022: Dr Kiri Addison, Mimecast
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#MIWIC2022: Camellia Chan, FLEXXON
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#MIWIC2022: Zoë Rose, Canon Europe
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#MIWIC2022: Samantha Humphries, Exabeam
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#MIWIC2022: Sydonie Williams, Beazley
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#MIWIC2022: Nadia Kadhim, Naq Cyber
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#MIWIC2022: Wendy Nather, Cisco
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#MIWIC2022: Caroline Rivett, KPMG
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#MIWIC2022: Suparna Roy, TATA Advanced Systems
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#MIWIC2022: Paula Page, CCL Solutions Group
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#MIWIC2022: Kristina Balaam, Lookout
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#MIWIC2022: Dasha Diaz, itrainsec
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#MIWIC2022: Lena Smart, MongoDB
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#MIWIC2022: Dr Ana Ferreira, Center for Health Technology Services and Research
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#MIWIC2022: Dr Hadis Karimipour, University of Calgary
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Bindu Sundaresan, Director at AT&T Cybersecurity
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Dr. Jacqui Taylor, CEO of FlyingBinary
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Regina Bluman, Security Analyst at Algolia
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Aileen Ryan, Senior Director Portfolio Strategy at Siemens EDA
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Gail Kent, Director of Messenger Policy at Facebook
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Rea James, Global Cyber Strategic Threat Intelligence Lead at Vodafone
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Gamze Konyar, Head of Cyber at Marsh CEE & Eastern Mediterranean Regions
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Jennifer Valentine, Security Specialist Lead at Jamf
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Anjali Das, Partner, Co-Chair Cybersecurity and Data Privacy at Wilson Elser
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Eleanor Ludlam, Senior Associate at DAC Beachcroft LLP
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Anne Woodley, Security Specialist at Microsoft
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Sema Yuce, Director at Truth ISC Technology and Security Consultancy LTD
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Marilise de Villiers, Founder & CEO of ROAR! Coaching and Consulting
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Lisa Ventura, Founder of Cyber Security Unity
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Alison Dyer, Group CISO at Urenco
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Pat Ryan, Director and Founder of Cyber Girls First
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Sophia McCall, Security Consultant, NCC Group
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Shehnaaz Sonde, Senior Manager – Cyber Response Services at KPMG
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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber 2021: Bronwyn Boyle, CISO at Mambu
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