Tennisha Martin
I got into cyber…through self-study, networking and a desire to transition into the field. At that time in my career (and this was about 10 plus years ago) I was a software tester who had reached sort of a glass ceiling where I couldn’t really articulate what “up” was or what the next step was […]
Megan Roddie-Fonseca
I got into cyber through…working as a security analyst intern position with the Texas Department of Public Safety during college. My degree was focused on digital forensics and I imagined myself focusing on criminal forensics, but after my internship working in a security operations center (SOC) turned into a full-time position, I took a different […]
Dr. Georgianna Shea
As a VET, I got into cyber … before it was known as cyber. I entered the computer network operations field while completing my computer science degree. Around that time, Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 was issued, creating several network defense organizations to protect government infrastructure, including the Army’s Pacific Regional Computer Emergency Response Team. […]
Dave Thompson
How did you get into cyber… If you’d told me that I’d have anything to do with cyber years ago, I wouldn’t have believed you. I’m not a techy person. My focus is Neurodiversity Employment. I have ADHD, Dyslexia, and Sensory Processing issues. All I could picture doing was changing a world of work that […]
Dr. Kim Young-McLear
I got into cyber… through my desire to create equitable futures. In our societies and world, there are so many opportunities where technology can help us live more just and meaningful lives. However, tech has vulnerabilities, may exasperate inequities, and can foster human over-dependency. Cyber is a great career that connects people and tech in […]
Jamil Evans
I got into cyber… when I took an assignment leading the modernization of the enterprise background investigation case management system that an Intelligence Community customer used as a part of its duties to vet individuals for US government clearances. As the lead software architect on the project, I met the challenge to bake defense-in-depth cybersecurity […]
Michael Daniel
I got into cyber… I fell into cybersecurity essentially by chance; I certainly wasn’t seeking to move into the field. In the mid-2000s, I served as the Intelligence Branch Chief at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where I led the team overseeing the US Intelligence Community’s budget and spending. At the time, US […]
Dr. Diane M. Janosek
I got into cyber… by practicing privacy law and privacy policy, managing information security and network security programs, and then with the evolution of technology, cyber was a natural fit. My top tip to those interested in transitioning to a career in cybersecurity is… to read, listen to podcasts, participate in conferences, and then ask […]
Joyce Hunter
I got into cyber… I inherited cybersecurity when I was the Deputy CIO for Policy and Planning at the Department of Agriculture. Not only did I not have a background in agriculture (I was born and raised in West Philadelphia), but I had not worked directly with any cyber activities to that date in my […]
Kim Gajewski
I got into cyber… through auditing night courses at the National Intelligence University. I would tell my younger… that it is never too late to change careers, and to seize every chance to take on projects that intimidate you – those are the ones that result in the best experiences. The biggest influencers in my career… have […]