Careers in Cybersecurity

For International Women in Cybersecurity Day, The Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) is inviting you to hear the career stories of some incredible women working in the industry.

How they got into cybersecurity, what they do as part of their job and what they love about working in this industry.

Moderated by Jacqui Loustau, Founder and Executive Director of the Australian Women in Security Network

Panelists:

• Queen Aigbefo, Cyber Security Analyst at Security Centric

• Fiona Douskou, SASE Sales Specialist at VMWare

• Ashley Wicks, Infrastructure Security Engineer at Culture Amp

• Tara Dharnikota, Open Source Intelligence and Red Team Manager at Telstra

About AWSN

The Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) started in 2015 to connect women who were often feeling isolated in organisations and in tertiary education institutions with likeminded individuals.

Women and those who identify themselves as female make up half our population, however the number of women working in security is less than 25%. 

The AWSN is a not-for profit association and network of people aimed at increasing the number of women in the security community. We support, inspire, and act as role models. We connect women in the industry and those looking to enter the field with the tools, knowledge, network and platforms needed to build confidence and interest. We know the diversity of threats require diversity of thought on how to address them, and this is where our network thrives.

We believe that defending, protecting and educating all types of companies, Small-Medium Enterprises, Not-for-Profit organisations, education institutions and all Australians requires different minds and types of people.