Robert Broadney
I got into cyber through… a horrible customer service experience while working my retail job at a high end shoe store! At the time I had dropped out of college and was trying to find what I was going to do next. There I was, putting the 5th pair of shoes back into the box […]
Matt Schumacher
As a VET, I got into cyber through… a military assignment as an Army Signals Intelligence Officer, which turned out to be a case of being in the right place at the right time. I was fortunate to work in real-world collection operations leveraging highly advanced technologies against a variety of foreign targets of interest. […]
Grace Llojaj
I got into cyber by… constantly raising my hand. Early in my career, I worked in project management for an aerospace/defense manufacturing company. While I was there, we started getting more defined customer requirements around business continuity, supply chain risk management, and internal governance procedures. I raised my hand to figure out what was being […]
Fiona McCrae
I got into cyber… while I was in high school and volunteered at a local organization offering coding lessons and camps for kids. At the time, I just needed the volunteer hours – so I helped with cleaning up and made sure the kids weren’t spending the whole day on Roblox. By the end of […]
Anna Wheeler
As a VET, I got into cyber… I am an Army Veteran, but I was a Blackhawk Helicopter Crew Chief and Door Gunner, so definitely not a direct path to cyber. After I left the Army, I went to college and got a degree in secondary education. Teaching in Arizona isn’t exactly what you would […]
Angelique Napoleon
As a VET I got into cyber… way before it was called Cyber and was still called Information Assurance. I am going to date myself, but a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when the earth was still cooling, dial-up was how we got to the internet and cordless phones were gaining […]
Amanda Madden
I got into cyber… through sheer determination. I was in a less-than-fulfilling role and keenly aware of the dead end. I began researching job demands and those with the highest projected growth and found that many were in the IT space. However, this presented a huge challenge because I was not tech savvy even though […]
Stewart Wharton
As a VET, I got into cyber… in 1988 when I was an Ensign in the Navy. An Ensign is the lowest ranking commissioned officer in the Navy, and on board a ship Ensigns lead a group of enlisted men that make up what is called a Division. I was asked to lead the Automatic […]
Wendy Cassidy
I got into cyber…not by choice! But, I’m blessed to be here now. I was assigned to work in cyber investigations eight (8) years ago and have not once considered changing my path. My role is to educate companies about cybersecurity, teach children and adults how to be safe online, and assist victims of cybercrime. […]
Dr. William H. Butler
As a VET, I got into cyber… after starting my career designing and building networks in the Marines and companies such as Sprint and Booz Allen. The need to secure our data captivated me and motivated me to seek a new career in the newly emerging cybersecurity profession. Since then, I have gone on to […]