
Cybersecurity and Being Human
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Cybersecurity needs more professionals working in the field, and guest Nicole Bushong from Houston shares why. They explain critical issues today in digital crime, cyberwarfare, hacking, public safety, and diversity of the tech workforce. They also explain key aspects of their own path toward this field, including navigating the still male-majority field of cybersecurity, working in a women’s tech organization at The University of Houston, and getting educated while having dyslexia.
Related Links
- Engie North America: Energy corporation.
- WICSUH: Women in Cybersecurity, University of Houston.
- HouSecCon: Houston Security Conference
- We’ve Entered a New Age of Cyberwar: Article from Slate.
- Schlumberger: Oilfield services company.
- I am a cyber threat intelligence analyst: Video on a cybersecurity position at Chevron.
- Zero Days: Trailer for Zero Days documentary on Stuxnet.
- APTs: Article on advanced persistent threats, on Wikipedia.
- Timeline: How Russian agents allegedly hacked the DNC and Clinton’s campaign: Article on the 2016 hacks of the Democratic National Convention, from the Washington Post.
- Russia’s Elite Hackers May Have New Phishing Tricks: Article from Wired.
- SImulated phishing: Article on Wikipedia.
- KnowBe4: Cybersecurity company with tool to simulate phishing.
- Man jailed for destroying former employer’s data: Blog post on worker who destroyed company data.
- RSA Archer: Third-party vendor management services.
- Hack The Box: Penetration testing challenges.
- Women Represent 20 Percent of the Global Cybersecurity Workforce in 2019: Article on the statistics on women in cybersecurity.
- Dyslexia: Article from the Mayo Clinic.
- Looking at Irlen syndrome through a different lens: Article from the Chicago Tribune.
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