“The inclusion of different cultures and backgrounds in cybersecurity is important. Diversity breeds collaboration and innovation. Hackers don’t discriminate, so why should we? ”
My journey into cyber security started in the early 1990’s with a recalcitrant computer. I was in the Royal Air Force and helped my commanding officer prepare PowerPoint presentations for his meetings. The computer I used kept breaking down, so I took it upon myself to learn how computers [...]
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR STARS
started my security journey long before I knew the security industry to be an option. My daughter was three years old and I was working a job I absolutely loved in the snowboard industry, but the pay was low and jobs were seasonal. Life was stressful because money was [...]
General Manager Security and Privacy Assurance, Risk and Consulting at nbn
My journey into cybersecurity started very far away: with a degree in German and philosophy from the University of Leeds in the North of England. My first job after graduating was in the European arm of an American boutique management consulting company that specialised in helping IT and CE [...]
THE FUTURE FOR WOMEN IN SECURITY IS NOW
T he COVID-19 pandemic changed all the rules, pushing remote working into the mainstream and driving cybersecurity into the boardroom as companies scrambled to protect their rapidly-changing security postures. Yet while women were losing jobs or working hours faster than men early in the pandemic – leading many to [...]
Cybercrime is big business
TECH SUPPORT SCAMS Tech Support scammers are very active, and highly organised. They operate from rented office spaces, just like a traditional call centre. They lure their victims in several ways: website popups, cold calling, fake virus alert popups, or with websites that spoof well-known tech or telecommunications vendors. [...]
BUILDING CYBER CULTURE INTO THE BUSINESS FROM DAY ONE
Cyber CX’s Snezana Jankulovski is helping combine 15 companies into one – so what could possibly go wrong? Late in 2019, the founding of Cyber CX created a major player in Australia’s cybersecurity industry overnight. Twelve different cybersecurity consultancies coalesced into one firm with more than 500 cybersecurity professionals [...]
AUSTRALIA’S FEMALE SECURITY PIONEERS
FOR AUSTRALIA’S FEMALE SECURITY PIONEERS, CYBER IS ALL IN A DAY’S WORK Different career paths, different responsibilities – and a shared love of cyber’s challenges Culture change, that time-worn bon mot goes, starts at the top – and Australia’s cybersecurity industry is no exception. As recent years saw the [...]
