Women in Cybersecurity

Becoming the #1 security company is a tall order. At Cisco, we know that diversity will be our competitive differentiator in attaining that goal. Women bring so much to the security table, offering different perspectives that yield strategic and creative solutions to complex problems that cyber thre…

Working together to bridge the cybersecurity talent gap We’re excited for this week’s Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCyS) on March 22-24 in Chicago!  The Conference is driven by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Women in Cyber Security initiative, started in 2013 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj to…

Supporting Cisco’s Women in Cyber initiative is incredibly important – to me personally and for the company. It’s all about the most important aspect of problem solving: bringing diversity of thinking to a team and to a problem—unique perspectives that we would otherwise not have because of the bias…

Cisco Women of Impact 2018 I am proud to be part of the Cisco family where diversity is not just a buzzword of the day, but a cornerstone of who we are, and it starts at the top with our CEO Chuck Robbins. Cisco not only talks diversity, it walks diversity, with 40 percent of its Board and 38 percen…

I like to say that I didn’t really choose a career in cybersecurity – it chose me. The field naturally suits my personality, which has always been safety conscious. My cybersecurity journey began at Georgia Tech Research Institute, where my work exposed me to the challenges of using electronic syste…

We’ve all been told to think outside the box. As a marketer and a creative, it’s a motto I’ve followed throughout my life. Never did I think that one day that box would be a network router. I’ve always considered myself to be a creative person. In college, I discovered that marketing was the perfect…

During a recent conversation with an industry peer and great friend, he asked, “How did you make Cisco’s Security and Trust Organization so inclusive and diverse?” The question made me pause for a couple reasons. First, that he thought that one person alone could be behind such a broad team achievem…

Aside from scuba diving and working with Cisco customers to improve cyber resiliency, cooking is one of my greatest passions.  My favorite dishes are a fusion of the best ingredients, each complementing the other and accentuating the right flavors to achieve culinary heaven.  You see, if you stick w…

Digitization is driving each of us across all industries to make dramatic changes to how we approach customers, products, services, and the always-on, real-time information rich marketplace.  This digital economy is gender agnostic. And, it is highly dependent on a connected global ecosystem. The me…