In honor of Women’s History Month, the CARE Lab and the Women in Cybersecurity (Temple Chapter) are co-hosting “A Chat with Women in Tech & Cybersecurity” on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, from 6pm to 7.30pm ET. They will converse about their jobs, roles and responsibilities, the challenges they have faced in general, and more specifically as women, how they manage these challenges, and what needs to be done to support and encourage them in the field. This event is FREE and open to the public. This event is being hosted in person at Mazur Hall 821 (Women’s Studies Lounge). Click here for the flyer. Registion for the event is now closed. Light refreshments will be served.
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| Amanda Jackson Senior Technology Auditor Comcast Panelist |
Lourdes Cigarruista Cyber Security Engineer Lincoln Investment Panelist |
Kasie Madden Technology Consultant-Network Penetration Tester, Protiviti Panelist |
Rachel Bleiman WiCyS Temple Chapter President, CARE Lab, Temple University Moderator |
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Amanda Jackson |
Amanda Jackson is a Senior Technology Auditor at Comcast, with responsibilities that include ensuring that the organization’s tech systems run securely and efficiently. Outside of Amanda’s main job role, she is actively engaged in initiatives geared towards helping small businesses improve their security posture and introducing urban youth to cybersecurity career pathways. Formerly a social worker, with past experience that ranges from engineering to security awareness & education, Amanda believes that there is a career in cybersecurity for everyone.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandak-jackson |
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Lourdes Cigarruista |
Lourdes is a self-directed information technology professional who always had a passion for computers since her teenage years. She held several positions as a Help Desk Analyst, but her passion for knowledge and intellectual curiosity drove her to begin participating in CTF competitions while she was completing her degree in computer science. This opened a new realm of possibilities and enabled her to become immersed in the cybersecurity field, which opened the doors to step into cybersecurity as a Cyber Security Analyst and later as a Cyber Security Engineer. Her goal is to become a pentester in the future. Lourdes’ inspiration stems from her desire to continue learning and educating people on the use of technology. She brings her life and professional experiences together to represent and inspire the Hispanic community, particularly Hispanic women, to learn and explore the possibilities within the field.
Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@hax0r77 |
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Kasie Madden |
Kasie, an alumnus of Temple University with a degree in Computer Science, is a female penetration tester at Protiviti, where she specializes in network penetration testing, social engineering, and ransomware assessments. Kasie’s expertise serves as a vital asset in safeguarding organizations’ digital assets, ensuring resilience in an ever-evolving threat landscape. Dedicated to staying ahead of adversaries, she remains committed to leveraging her skills and knowledge to protect clients’ networks and uphold cybersecurity standards. |
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Rachel Bleiman |
Rachel is a 4th year PhD student in the Criminal Justice Program at Temple University working as a graduate research assistant with the CARE Lab. She founded and currently serves as the president of the Temple chapter of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS). Her research interests are within the privacy and security sector of cybersecurity. She has a particular interest in cybercrime, mis/disinformation, deepfakes, ransomware, social engineering, and online privacy. She has proficiency in statistical analysis using SPSS and Stata, and she has experience programming in Python, Java, R, and SQL.
Website: https://sites.temple.edu/rbleiman/ |