Netta Squires
I got into cyber… Originating from a foundation in emergency management, public safety, and law, my foray into cybersecurity was prompted by a realization: the burgeoning threat of cyber attacks posed a new frontier for emergency management to confront. Despite emergency management’s all-hazards approach, I felt ill-equipped to address this highly technical menace with potentially […]
Shawn Henry
I got into cyber… I was initially exposed to cyber and security-related studies in college, but I became really involved in the space as an FBI Agent. So many investigations had a cyber nexus – white collar crime, terrorism, criminal enterprises – cyber touched nearly everything by the 1990s and early 2000s. I eventually led […]
Amanda Satterwhite
I got into cyber… when I joined a small boutique cyber company in 2006 that was developing a digital forensic analysis system in support of counterterrorism missions. Prior to joining that small cyber company, I had developed 8 years of experience as a software engineer for a large IT company, that (while I didn’t know […]
Zach Oxendine
I got into cyber… by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force right after high school. Cyber Systems was on my short list of jobs shared with my recruiter, and an opening was available, so I took it! The skill that set me up for success… would have to be determination. Cyber is a large encompassing […]
Jen Sovada
I got into cyber… through the Air Force and was exposed to it in many of my jobs. However, my passion for cyber was fueled by my company, SandboxAQ. We are a company that is focused on issues at the nexus between AI and Quantum and one of those issues is Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC). […]
Meghan Good
I got into cyber… through my high school computer science classes. A short version of a pivotal moment: Did you know that a well-placed semicolon can cause an infinite loop, which crashes a network? I was fascinated at how small changes can make a big impact so quickly. Through my studies and career, I built […]
Dr. Eylia Gaitan
I got into cyber… When I joined the Navy, they asked me to pick a job, and I chose a Cryptologic Technician (CT). When I started in this field, we were the cybersecurity protection for the Navy. After five years in the Navy, I went to work for several cybersecurity agencies, including the Navy Cyber […]
Elizabeth Jimenez
I got into cyber… through my collaboration with Cyber Guild co-founder, Mary Beth Borgwing, with whom I worked to broaden her group of women’s networking events into mainstream cyberspace in the DC Metro area. At the time, I was creating a go-to-market vision for my firm’s cloud and managed security services, and pivoted toward the […]
Claudia Matteo
I got into cyber… through project/program management, computer science, technical communications, psychology, and neurodiversity. Cybersecurity was not a major when I was in college because computers and the internet were still developing as were security threats, so I majored in Computer Science and Technical Communications in my undergraduate studies and Industrial and Organizational Psychology in […]
Elizabeth Green
I got into cyber… Well, since I’m not a cyber professional, through a recommendation from a colleague at MITRE who mentioned the need for neurodivergent talent in cybersecurity and the need for neurodiversity-inclusive design to help reduce some of the issues around burnout in the industry that are associated with attrition. For me, a positive […]