Join the ISACA Middle Tennessee Chapter session on Advancing Women in Cybersecurity with Women in Technology Tennessee (WiTT) on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 4:30PM CST.
Summary:
Middle TN’s ISACA chapter and Women in Technology of Tennessee (WiTT) would like to invite you to a joint event with Dr. Ambareen Siraj, as she shares with us her career story, advice on entering the cybersecurity field, and how diversity and inclusion is imperative to the future development of the industry. Dr. Siraj is a professor of Computer Science at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN and the founding director of Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC). She is the founder of the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) organization, an annual conference and initiative to recruit, retain and advance women in cybersecurity. In 2020, Dr. Siraj was named the Cybersecurity Person of the Year by Cybersecurity Ventures. Interviewing Dr. Siraj is a cybersecurity powerhouse in her own right, Michelle Nguyen. Michelle was recognized as one of the Top 25 Women in Cybersecurity in 2019 by Cyber Defense Magazine. Michelle’s specialty is in working with early-stage cybersecurity startups to bring disruptive and innovative solutions to the market to better protect enterprises and our nation.
Topics\Questions that may be discussed:
• Dr Siraj’s career overview and key achievements leading to her recent recognition as the 2020 Cybersecurity Person of the Year by Cybersecurity Ventures.
• Shared goals of both the WiCys conference founded by Dr. Siraj and the Cyberjutsu Girls Academy where Michelle volunteers.
• Thoughts on specific ways we can all work together to increase inclusion and diversity in the field of cybersecurity going forward, including recognition of current lack of diversity in IT as a whole but particularly in cybersecurity.
• Focused resources and programs that parents, teachers, and mentors can tap to get involved in helping teach cybersecurity principles to the next generation and continue bridging the gap with interested students at all levels.
If you have questions before the meeting, please send them to Programs Director, Mark Brown at m3000@bellsouth.net. All tickets are free, and you are encouraged to share this invitation with colleagues.
Event Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks
Speakers:
Moderator: Michelle Nguyen
Speaker: Dr. Ambareen Siraj
Date/Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM CST, Tuesday, April 27th, 2021.
Panel Discussion: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Audience Q & A: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location/Delivery: Virtual. A Zoom Webinar Link will be sent to registrants via email on Monday, April 26th.
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Beginner
CPE Credits & Field of Study: Up to 1.5 hours of credit will be issued to attendees in the field of Non Technical Personal Development. Attendees will submit answers to polling questions to validate their attendance.
The Middle Tennessee Chapter of ISACA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
Chapter Event Policy: See the Chapter website for complete details on the Chapter's event policies.
Speaker Bios:
Michelle Nguyen
Michelle Nguyen, a graduate of Virginia Tech, has spent 15 years implementing software and providing IT services to Fortune 100 companies. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) and was previously the Director of Enterprise Sales for Remediant, a cybersecurity software startup. Her specialty is working with early-stage cybersecurity startups to bring disruptive solutions to the market and partnering with customers to adopt new technology to secure their business. In her spare time, Michelle mentors at-risk youth in New York City and advocates for Women in Technology and Cybersecurity through speaking panels at various conferences and WSC.
She is passionate about bridging the gender gap in tech at an early age, and volunteers with the Cyberjutsu Girl’s Academy, an interactive STEM program for middle school aged girls. She was recognized as a 2019 Top 25 Women in Cybersecurity by Cyber Defense Magazine.
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
Dr. Ambareen Siraj is a professor of Computer Science and the founding director of Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC). She has served as the leader on several NSF and NSA education and workforce development grants. She has secured external grants totaling $7.6 million through 2020.
Dr. Siraj’s research focus is on security in cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things, situation assessment in network security, security education and workforce development. She has authored or co-authored more than 50 publications.
Dr. Siraj is passionate about training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals and encouraging women and other minorities to pursue an education in Computer Science and other STEM programs. She is the founder of the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) organization, an initiative to recruit, retain and advance women in cybersecurity. Her efforts to educate students and enhance the cybersecurity field of study goes beyond classes, research, outreach projects, workshops, and conferences.
She is a frequent speaker in various cybersecurity conferences on topics ranging from education, curriculum, workforce development, outreach, security issues & solutions for cyber-physical systems to diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity. She has addressed the Congressional House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology in 2020 on “Developing the U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce”.
Dr. Siraj is recipient of the ¬Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education Exceptional Leadership in Education Award in 2018 and ABET Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion in 2020.
The CPE Interactive is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
past_events
Members - 62
Non-members - 14
Speakers - 3
Sponsors - 0