New ISACA Events Serve Women in Security
29 May 2015 - 05:42AM
Business Wire
Career opportunities in information security continue to grow,
but there is a significant shortage of women in the field. The US
Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that just 25 percent of the US IT
workforce is female. And, a recent Harvey Nash CIO Survey found
that 71 percent of global respondents believe that women are
under-represented in the IT department. To engage and empower women
to aspire to leadership roles within security, global association
ISACA is offering a free webinar in June and a special track for
women at its inaugural CSX 2015 conference in October.
ISACA’s free “Conscious Leadership” webinar on 4 June 2015, at
11 a.m. CDT (UTC-5), will focus on women in leadership roles.
Presenter Linda Dolceamore of the Executive Women’s Forum (EWF)
Leadership Journey is an accomplished executive coach and
leadership development consultant who has worked with leaders in
global Fortune 50 companies. Attendees will learn how to strengthen
self-awareness, personal capacity and resilience necessary to
flourish in critical roles.
At its inaugural CSX 2015 in Washington DC, USA, 19-21 October
2015, ISACA will offer a first-ever Women in Security track to help
advance the role of women in cybersecurity.
Women in Security will include impactful discussions and
guidance on navigating the unique needs, opportunities and
challenges faced by women in the field. Sessions include:
- Keynote Tyler Cohen Wood,
author, cyber expert, senior officer and cyber branch chief at the
Department of Defense, who will share personal experiences on
building her career and how she overcame challenges and
obstacles.
- Keynotes Alexa Clay and Kyra
Maya Phillips, authors of The Misfit Economy, who will share
the communication, leadership and self-confidence skills they
needed to collaborate and establish trust in a challenging
environment.
- Personal branding expert William
Arruda, who will lead a workshop for women on developing a
strategy to build a personal brand.
- Aspire to Lead breakfast session
with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to help women advance their
careers and provide them with tools to build leadership skills. PwC
is a gold sponsor of the event, demonstrating its support for women
in security.
“It is exciting to see more women interested in the information
security field. To support their efforts, it is important to
provide educational opportunities that address their specific
challenges and needs,” said Cohen Wood. “I look forward to meeting
like-minded professionals at CSX 2015 and contributing to the
unique conference track that will benefit women in security.”
CSX 2015 is also the stage of the Global CyberLympics World
Finals, an international online cybersecurity competition run by EC
Council Foundation. This year, all-women teams will be among the
participants. Registration continues until 31 July at
www.cyberlympics.org.
CSX 2015 is the latest offering from ISACA’s Cybersecurity Nexus
(CSX), which provides resources to help cybersecurity professionals
at every level of their careers build the skills and knowledge that
organizations are seeking. Registration for CSX 2015 is at
www.isaca.org/cyber-con. Attendees can earn up to 32 CPE hours.
Additional information on cybersecurity is at
www.isaca.org/cyber.
ISACA
ISACA® (isaca.org) helps global professionals lead, adapt and
assure trust in an evolving digital world by offering innovative
and world-class knowledge, standards, networking, credentialing and
career development. ISACA also offers the Cybersecurity Nexus™
(CSX), a holistic cybersecurity resource, and COBIT®, a business
framework to govern enterprise technology.
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