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FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Confidence StaveleyI am so thrilled to welcome THE Confidence Staveley to this week's discussion.
Known as the most celebrated and recognized female leader in the African cybersecurity space, Confidence is a multiple award-winner. She is the founder and Executive Director of CyberSafe foundation and an official member of the Forbes Technology Council.
So join the chat as Confidence and I share thoughts on the significance and value of cybersecurity in Africa today.
Key Points:
❖ Confidence gives a brief but wholesome introduction about
herself [01:06]
❖ "Africa is taking technology in without cybersecurity
and...2023-09-0845 min
FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Sherifat_AkinwonmiConversing with me on today's episode is Sherifat Akinwonmi, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) and Certified Lead Implementer of ISO27001.
She has always worn the garment of excellence, and mentors cyberspace women on the same path. Join us as we measure the deficits of cyber security talents in Africa.
Key Points
Who is Sherifat Akinwonmi? [01:06]
"Cyber security is our life right now" We discuss how important cyber security is in our generation [04:38]
Sherifat walks us through a new perspective to the u...2023-08-2335 min
FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Kenneth EllingtonToday I will be having a conversation with Kenneth Ellington, a Senior cybersecurity consultant at Ernst and Young. He specializes in SIEM and SOAR technologies such as Splunk. He is the Founder of Ellington Cyber Academy, an e-learning platform that trains people on the use of various SIEM and SOAR technologies in an effort to help them transition or upskill in their careers.
Key Points
We speak on the general importance of cybersecurity even to an everyday person. [03:21-04:08]
Kenneth gives a rating on the cybersecurity talent landscape deficit. [05:41]
We speak on...2023-08-0939 min
FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Iretioluwa Akerele
I had a really time talking with Iretioluwa Akerele, a Cybersecurity Professional with ears of experience in Information Security, Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Implementation of Security Controls and Risk Governance. Ireti is the founder of Cybarik, a cybersecurity consulting firm that improves cybersecurity skills and talents of the employable market through intense and accredited training. Ireti also co-founded Cyblack, an organization that helps African cybersecurity students in Europe to network, learn and build strong foundations in the field
Key Points
As a woman in cyber who wears many hats, Ireti reveals how s...2023-06-1443 min
FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Gbolabo Awelewa
Today, I converse with Gbolabo Awelewa; a tech management strategist and cybersecurity specialist with over a decade’s experience in the design, development and management of secure information systems and enterprise infrastructure. Gbolabo is currently the CTO and Country Manager of Infoprive Group.
Key Points
We kick off with the evolution and importance of cybersecurity in Africa. Gbolabo sums up his take in these precise words; “You have to have a plan to protect your assets…intellectual property…customer details…transactions online…there just has to be some level of investment in cybersecurity for everythin...2023-06-0142 min
FatimahLovesCyberCybersecurity Talent Gap Discussion with Dr.Muktar BelloWE ARE LIVE!
Welcome to the Fatimah Loves Cyber podcast, season 2!
In the first episode of my second season, I am honored and excited to have as my guest, Dr Muktar Bello, a cybersecurity forensics expert, and lecturer at the University of Salford.
Fun Fact: Dr. Bello is, amongst these other amazing accolades, listed as a professional member of the British Computer Society (BCS), UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS), and Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts (ACIA).
He highlights some of these progressive steps such as how Rwanda and Kenya have found re...2023-05-2432 min
FatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women in Cybersecurity with Meghan JacquotIt’s the end of Season 1!!!
My guest on the podcast today is Meghan Jacquot, a Cyber security Engineer, also the founder and creator of Carpediem tech. Coming from a tech lineage, Meghan started with solving puzzles and deconstructing robots right from childhood, Meghan has always been passionate about all things tech. Over two years back, she switched from being a STEM educator to being a professional in cyberspace. Meghan is passionate about learning and providing solutions that will help others in the tech space, especially women.
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· I and Meghan discuss the...2022-10-2442 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity with Fatima SamanIn today’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing my namesake, the amazing Fatima Saman.
Fatima is a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia State University and the Vice Chair of the Board in Breaking Barriers Women in Cybersecurity Foundation. Asides from these, Fatima takes on several other transformational roles, some of which she discusses with her namesake, Fatimah in this episode.
Fatima gives her perspective on the low representation of women in Cybersecurity, why there are so many fears surrounding coding, and how we can trample these fears.
Tune in to listen to...2022-09-2647 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity With Kim St-PierreIn today’s episode, I introduce my guest, Kimberly St.Pierre, director of Strategic Accounts for Washington-based cybersecurity and systems-management company Tanium.
We discuss the importance of approaching diversity from an educational perspective instead of a “quota-based” system, inclusive languages in job ads, how the inside-out approach can be used when comes to mentorship and expound on the types of mentorship. Generally, this was an interesting and eye-opening conversation.
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· Kim tells us the story of how she first got into telecom and then delved into cybersecurity. She was further locked in by the u...2022-09-1256 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity with Gbemisola OsunrideIn today’s episode, we gain insights from Gbemisola Osunride, a passionate and determined cybersecurity consultant. She currently works at Infoprive as a Service Assurance Executive. For Gbemisola, it’s about knowing what you want and going for it. She is undeterred by people’s opinions about what women can or cannot do in the cybersecurity industry. In this episode, she shares some nuggets and encouragement for women who may be second-guessing themselves.
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Gbemisola shares her opinion on the underrepresentation of women in the cybersecurity space. She mentions Ocean 13 and Charlie’s Angels as two of t...2022-09-0846 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity with Ruchira PokhriyalMy guest today is Ruchira Pokhriyal, a cloud security expert from India. An advocate for diversity and inclusion, Ruchira speaks for the visibility of LGBTQ people in tech.
Key points:
Ruchira explains how some misconceptions like "tech is not meant for women” are the major causes of the underrepresentation of women. She advocates that women should be encouraged and enlightened enough to get their hands in the cyber security space. We should be allowed to speak about the bias without fear of losing our jobs [3.40-9.21].
Ruchira shares the backstory of her career: how she never en...2022-08-2950 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity with Saltanat MashirovaIn today’s episode, I speak with Saltanat Mashirova a national of Kazakhstan who works as an Advanced Cyber Security Architect/Engineer at Center of Excellence and Innovation, Dubai Honeywell (Critical Infrastructure), President of ISACA Nur-Sultan Chapter, and Founder of Women in Cybersecurity Kazakhstan.
Saltanat is an award-winning ICS Cyber Security leader, speaker, and women’s change agent in Kazakhstan.
Her current focus is ICS Cyber security consulting, ICS Secure architecture development and onsite implementation, Conducting ICS Trainings, OT infrastructure assessment/remediation, and Network Engineering in various fields of Oil, Gas, and Energy Industries.
Sa...2022-08-2239 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity-Stephanie ItimiHow Stephanie’s Professional Transition is Contributing to Diversity and Inclusion in the Cybersecurity Space
Today’s guest, Stephanie Itimi, is an economist turned cyber expert. After switching professions, Stephanie became the founder and CEO of SEIDAE, a career development platform with a social mission to help minorities build careers in cyber security. She is also the co-founder of NFTSec, a security platform for NFT creators and investors. In this episode, she discusses with host, Fatimah Adelodun, on how women can upscale in the cybersecurity space. She also shares her passion for building diversity for black and mino...2022-08-1529 minFatimahLovesCyberCelebrating Women In Cybersecurity with Aastha Sahni"Give me opportunities not because I'm a woman but because I deserve them.”
These were the profound words of my guest, Aastha, in the pioneering episode of FatimahLovesCyber, a weekly podcast where we burst myths and spur positive impact in the cybersecurity space.
Aastha is a cybersecurity expert and technical trainer at SIEM XDR. While she believes that more doors should be open to women, she is also against pity inclusion. Are you a newbie in the industry? Aastha has something for you: a hack for effective learning. In this episode, she describes how women ca...2022-08-1059 min