Kristie Grinnell
I got into cyber… As I have grown up in IT, through application business analysis, development, and testing, cyber has been at the forefront to ensure we create applications in a safe manner. Now as CIO, I am overall accountable for cyber security for our IT ecosystem at DXC. For me, a positive cyber mindset […]
Christina Ayiotis
I got into cyber… through my participation serving on the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Security Committee back in 2006. For me, a positive cyber mindset is… all about creating a trusted, collaborative environment where all stakeholders work together to address cyber risks/challenges from a global business perspective, as well as a national security perspective. My […]
Renee Wynn
I got into cyber… by serving as the Deputy CIO of EPA and my dedication to it was enhanced by serving as the NASA CIO. Serving as a federal CIO taught me that cyber was a national security issue. For me, a positive cyber mindset is… one that includes focusing on an excellent customer and […]
Nikki Robinson
I got into cyber… I got into cybersecurity by way of IT Operations. I was in IT operations for about 10 years before I started getting really interested in Cybersecurity. I started researching vulnerabilities and how they interact together through vulnerability chaining. That led me to a Doctorate of Science in Cybersecurity where I studied […]
Marc Sachs
I got into cyber… because I had a hobby interest in computers, networks, and communications. I was an Army Corps of Engineers officer from 1981 to 2002 and in the early 1990s, Uncle Sam directed me to serve in a Signal unit for a year to be in charge of their new tactical computer networks. […]
Tom Miller
I got into cyber… through data analytics and behavior risk. It wasn’t until later in my career that I understood how the digital age and the technology our world connects with could also present a risk as more people and organizations become victims of cybercrime. That is what propelled my career into cybersecurity, and why […]
Teresa Shea
I got into cyber… I got into cyber through my career at the National Security Agency. It was fascinating to see this thing called the “internet” grow into an environment that everyone in the world began to use and rely on. A positive cyber mindset is… For me, a positive cyber mindset is definitely one […]
David Beabout
As a Veteran, I got into cyber… while I was working as a contractor and I read a report about how a foreign government used a cyber-attack to start a military ground campaign against another country. I realized at that moment this was the real world and not a kid in someone’s basement. I then […]
Kathryn Wang
I got into cyber… After I graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Business Administration, I started my career at Google where I learned the value of innovation and scale. I applied those lessons throughout my 16-year career there, working towards cybersecurity. I can’t think of a more exciting and critical industry […]
Brandon Karpf
I got interested in cyber by… learning about the Stuxnet worm. The thought that well-designed code could cause physical damage to a machine captured my imagination. I was in school as a control systems engineer at the time – building hardware/software systems to accomplish a physical task – and my entire frame of reference flipped. […]