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WiCyS’16 – Women in Cybersecurity: Reducing the Gender Gap – A Three Part Series

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This post is the first in a three part series on the Women in Cybersecurity Conference brought to you by CTOvision and Katie Kennedy.

On March 31st through April 2nd, women from academia, government, and industry from around the globe gathered in Dallas, Texas for Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference. This three-day long event was designed to both enhance the state of cyber security and to raise awareness about the importance and nature of a cybersecurity career. This is the capstone event for a community of interest that has grown around this community of engagement, encouragement and support for women in cybersecurity.

The conference began with workshops with women professionals in the cybersecurity workforce.

Continue reading part one by Katie Kennedy.

Read part two of the series.

Read part three of the series.

The Women in Cybersecurity (WICyS) Conference is organized by The Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center at Tennessee Tech in partnership with The University of Texas, Dallas Computer Science Department. Drs. Bhavani Thuraisingham and Janell Straach, both UT Dallas CS faculty members, served as chairs on the organizing committee. The conference was attended by around 750  where 50% were students aspiring to have a career in this field.

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Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham (2016 WiCyS Co-chair) accompanied by UT Dallas CS students. Not pictured: Dr. Janell Straach (2016 Co-chair)

View photos from the conference brought to you by Ambareen Siraj.


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