Listen "S4 E7 Why is there a lack of people going into STEM?"
Episode Synopsis
Samara R. Williams 🔸️ Manager of Threat Operations for Cardinal Health joins on us on this episode of Security Confidential. Samara pecializes in defense in depth improvement, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, technical risk communication, and cybersecurity program design and development. She has several degrees in computer science and cybersecurity and she is passionate about helping young people with STEM. Samara is also the founding member and treasurer of Empower Women of Infosec.
01:36 Journey into Cybersecurity-South Texas to Columbus
05:08 Passion, persistence, and reliance = success in cybersecurity
08:17 Why is there a lack of people going into STEM?
15:12 Building a team in the pandemic and Social Media
20:55 Vulnerability and Risk Management and Threat Intelligence
23:34 Defense in Depth Build of Risks
26:12 Metrics to consider in cybersecurity
29:34 Making Threat Intelligence actionable
35:50 Mentorship in Cybersecurity
39:57 Organizations of interest to Samara and Scholarships
To learn more about International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP)
Empower Women in Infosec https://www.empower-infosec.org/
Check out the videocast
#Cybersecurity #threatintelligence #vulnerabilitymanagement #DarkRhinoSecurity
01:36 Journey into Cybersecurity-South Texas to Columbus
05:08 Passion, persistence, and reliance = success in cybersecurity
08:17 Why is there a lack of people going into STEM?
15:12 Building a team in the pandemic and Social Media
20:55 Vulnerability and Risk Management and Threat Intelligence
23:34 Defense in Depth Build of Risks
26:12 Metrics to consider in cybersecurity
29:34 Making Threat Intelligence actionable
35:50 Mentorship in Cybersecurity
39:57 Organizations of interest to Samara and Scholarships
To learn more about International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP)
Empower Women in Infosec https://www.empower-infosec.org/
Check out the videocast
#Cybersecurity #threatintelligence #vulnerabilitymanagement #DarkRhinoSecurity
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