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Meet the Doctor
The Cybersecurity Integrator
Award-winning, multi-certified Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity leader with 25+ years’ experience in civilian and military environments.
Cybersecurity Public Speaker
As a brown girl in STEM, she's passionate about passing knowledge to the younger generation as a Public Speaker, Panelists, Coach, and Mentor.
Cyber Senior Executive
Serves as a thought leader and change agent to manage technology and cybersecurity risks for the American people for 21 years. Roles include Incident Response Lead, Policy Developer, Cyber Analyst, Senior Cyber Advisor, and Chief Information Security Officer.
NIST NICE K12 Conference
Cyber Guardians United!!
Wowwww, what an amazing Day 1 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NICE K12 Cybersecurity Conference. The standing ovation and tears for my keynote was much appreciated. I thank the K12 educators guiding these kids into cyber.
These teachers started Coding Clubs, Robotics Clubs, Cyber Patriot Programs, Peer tutoring programs and leveraged corporate partnerships to get these Cyber guardians prepared to protect the digital realm.
Shout out to all the students and signing their letters to join us in the fight. Cyber is a team sport and we welcome you to the team.
Here is the list of resources from my session. The majority of the content is FREE for your schools and districts.
NIST NICE Framework provides Competency Models to shape your programs. https://lnkd.in/eF8GNWcy
Cybersecurity Curriculum (CYBER.ORG): Curricula to empower educators to teach cyber. https://lnkd.in/eF2rBUBW
FedVTE (DoD & DHS): offers free online cybersecurity training the public. https://lnkd.in/ekTTpRBD
College Board: Career Kickstart courses prepare students for entry-level jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree such as cybersecurity. (Upcoming) https://lnkd.in/d453YDnh
Learning Activities:
AWS Skill Builder: No cost cloud and security skills training. https://lnkd.in/eCePkDsc
AWS Jam: Security-related interactive challenges AWS Skill Builder subscriptions provide access to guide learners through solving real-world problems. https://lnkd.in/eVesKG2P
Content:
Technical Content (Amazon Web Services (AWS): Technical whitepapers, technical guides, reference material, and reference architecture diagrams. https://lnkd.in/eyAGipQh
RSAC 365 Virtual Seminar: People, Process & Technology
Strength in the Pillars—How People and Process Collaborate with Technology
Learn the importance of the connection between Mental Health and Workforce Retention.
DEFCON 2023
Military Cyber Professional Association & Blacks in Cybersecurity - National Service Panel
Join cybersecurity professionals as they discuss how to get into a cyber role for the government.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Inforce 2022
Global Expansion: Compliance and GDPR implications.
Is it time for your IT solution to scale and go global? It is very likely to have compliance implications, such as new regulations, restrictions, or country requirements that need to be considered before you make the move. In this session, learn about expansion considerations, GDPR implications, and how you can use AWS Control Tower to implement compliance guardrails and data residency requirements. Learn about best practices of experts in newly emerging markets.
Blacks in Cybersecurity Conference
Navigating Cybersecurity Getting In and Staying In!.
Learn about the Competency. Individuality. Awareness activities to become successful in cybersecurity.
Women in Cybersecurity Conference
Navigating Cybersecurity Getting In and Staying In!.
This was the most impactful conference of my career...the emotional connection with my audience was beautiful yet humbling. Truly look forward to next year.
Dr. CyS Contributions to Cyber
Case Study: Integration of Cybersecurity Content into Juris Doctor Curriculum (2018)
This dissertation generated best practices for integrating cybersecurity content into Juris Doctor curriculum to increase cybersecurity knowledge of Juris Doctor students prior to graduation to address these problems.
Studying the Challenges and Factors Encouraging Girls in Cybersecurity: A Case Study (2021)
Today, there is a clear gender gap in cyberspace. Many barriers hinder the advancement of women in Cybersecurity. This study provides a roadmap to cybersecurity awareness and training of young girls in developing countries, with a focus in Western Balkans Countries, and help them to understand that the cybersecurity field offers a rewarding career for women.
Our thesis is that increased awareness opportunities offered would help to increase the participation of girls and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for the long term. In general, this paper identifies the challenges in encouraging young girls to seek cybersecurity related careers.
The Challenges of Cybersecurity Education: A Case Study of Kosovo (2021)
Preventing cyberattacks depends on educating and training staff to acquire sufficient knowledge and skills to protect against such attacks. So far, in developing countries, there is little research focused on identifying factors that hinder the development of cybersecurity education in those countries. Therefore, studying these factors is very important. Cybersecurity is a relatively new profession and as such, suffers from a lack of standard mechanisms to bring the results of research into the curriculum and include students in academic research. This strategy emphasizes the need to focus on providing a roadmap to develop a cybersecurity curriculum and advanced learning modules.
STEM Volunteer Moments
53rd Annual Legislative Conference
Join Dr.CyS at the Congressional Black Caucus Conference as she participates on a panel to discuss "Intimacy and Me: Life, Love, and Liberation" in the Author Circle (Booth 2204).