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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Gene Kingsley

SecureWorld News

Gene Kingsley has worked as a dedicated resource in the Information Security space for more than 25 years, among industries such as Higher Ed, Healthcare, Finance, Federal Government agencies, and others. After that, I became a help desk manager for a local college and worked my way up to Director of Information Security.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO Business Intelligence

The latest piece in her reinvention story is Synchrony’s new Tech Apprenticeship for Artificial Intelligence, a full-time, 12-month program that balances on-the-job learning with instructor-led training, providing Chavarin with a pathway into one of the most coveted technology spaces despite her very nontraditional IT background.

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The Hacker Mind: Shattering InfoSec's Glass Ceiling

ForAllSecure

I went to smaller conferences. I wrote two books, one on IoT Security and another with Kevin Mitnick, then jumped around a couple of different jobs. What if you are a woman in information security? So I also have recently launched a nonprofit called the Forte group. So I learned. I went to Black Hat in 2000.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

I've got a lot of industry certifications, but having all those paper degrees proved to be a poor equivalent to having actual hands on experience in information security. Tennisha: Black Girls hack is a nonprofit organization we recently got our 501 C three designation. Vamosi: So what am I missing here.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

I've got a lot of industry certifications, but having all those paper degrees proved to be a poor equivalent to having actual hands on experience in information security. Black Girls hack is a nonprofit organization we recently got our 501 C three designation. Vamosi: So what am I missing here.

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The Hacker Mind: Hackers Wanted: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

ForAllSecure

In this episode, Sonny Sandelius , Assistant Director of the SANS workforce programs, talks about programs that recruit people from outside computer sciences, encouraging those from diverse backgrounds who share the curiosity and the basic aptitude necessary to become hired cybersecurity professionals in as little as six months.

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10 Top Ways: Building an Effective Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign

SecureWorld News

If these things are true, how do we share information with others in a way that is proven to work and create a culture of security? Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity. Joining a network like hers, or the Advisory Council of your local SecureWorld conference can help. deep fakes. ransomware.

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