NCF-124 Women in Cyber-Security: What it Takes To Be Successful

On today’s show, host Gretchen Bliss, the Cyber-Security Director at Pikes Peak College, digs deep, bringing a unique perspective into the roles of females in the industry. She is joined by co-host Dr. Mary Graft. The two interview Amanda Windle, the vice president of The Cyan Group - a group that specializes in personal and corporate cyber-security from an awareness of your existing footprint and lessening of your future footprint. Windle also works as a Senior Capture Manager at Novetta - an advanced analytics company that applies advanced analytic methods to a number of problems specifically for cybersecurity for the government and intelligence community. Together, the team digs deep into Mindle’s path into cyber-security as a woman and the different routes that took her there after leaving The Army. They also take about the skill set women in specific need to be successful to be successful and the difficulties women may face in this industry. Windle goes into detail about the many projects she has had her hand in while in cybersecurity, including a project that involved tracking Ebola in Africa. She also speaks about what she’d like to see change in the industry for women and how to gain confidence as a female in a male dominant career.

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