Dr. Anmol Agarwal
๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต…studying computer science at my university. As part of my degree, we had the opportunity to take elective courses, and I signed up to take cybersecurity courses such as Data and Applications Security and Digital Forensics. As part of my studies, I took part in a Software Engineering internship in an […]
Tarenia Carthan
I got into cybersecurity throughโฆa deep desire to continue my life’s work of public service on a new, digital frontier. After years of serving as an elected official and navigating the complexities of healthcare administration, I realized that the front lines of community protection had shifted. Protecting people now means protecting their data, their identities, […]
Nicole Bucala
I got into cybersecurity by…following problems that truly mattered to me. Early in my career, I worked in highly technical, high-stakes environmentsโincluding counterterrorism operations for the U.S. governmentโwhere I saw firsthand how critical digital systems had become to national security, business operations, and everyday life. What drew me in wasnโt just the technology, but the […]
Susan Bernstein
I got into cybersecurity through…when I moved to DC in late 2024, the tech landscape was really different than Silicon Valley, where I’d run an executive coaching practice for two decades. I found Uniting Women in Cyber, asked Debbie Sallis if I should attend, and I was absolutely riveted!ย Looking at the cyber workforce through […]
Toni Benson
I got into cyber byโฆwanting to serve my country. In my early career, I was an Air Force communications officer, which shaped how I think about mission, discipline, and accountability. As a federal civilian, I focused on shaping policy, the protection of critical infrastructure, and bridging the communication lanes between the federal government and private […]
Vandana Padmanabhan
๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ by…writing tools to look for data leaks as part of privacy and security internal audits and later spearheading and leading privacy engineering programs for devices and services. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐…keeping an open mind to new experiences and continuous learning. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ experience ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ […]
Lara Meadows
๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต…my first job out of college was working for a government contractor, where we were helping the IRS to move their filings online. I worked for a great manager who left our team to start a new project in cybersecurity. He invited several of us to join him, saying this cyber […]
Oana Nedelcu
๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต…technology has always been my passion. I didn’t pivot into cybersecurity โ I evolved into it. After years living and breathing tech and sales at the enterprise level, I saw the intersection of security, data and now AI becoming the most consequential battleground in business. I didn’t want to watch that […]
Michaela Iorga
A Life in a Thousand Words: The Journey of a Butterfly I often think about where someoneโs professional journey truly begins. Does it start with the first breath of air, or with the first step into a classroom? I believe it begins as a small fire – one that slowly ignites and grows stronger over […]
Laura Sawka
๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต…by accident. I started off my career at a Big 4 accounting firm, thinking I would be delivering business process consulting. However, I found myself on federal IT audits and advisory engagements. As someone with a degree in Finance and Operations Management, conducting audits of server rooms, systems, and access lists […]