Women in CyberSecurity

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) [1][2] is a 501c(3) non-profit aimed at supporting recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity [3]. WiCyS was founded in 2013 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj from Tennessee Tech University through funding from the National Science Foundation [4]. Founding partners include Facebook, Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco.

WiCyS's Board of Directors includes representatives from Facebook, Palo Alto Networks, Lockheed Martin,UnitedHealth/Optum, Nike, INC., Tennessee Tech University, Rice University, George Washington University, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Women in CyberSecurity is recognized for the annual cybersecurity conference supporting women in computer sciences [5][6]. The first conference was held in 2014 with approximately 350 attendees and has grown to over 1,650 attendees in 2020. The 2021 conference will be held September 8-10 in Denver, CO [7].

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1. ↑ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
2. ↑ "Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ↑ "No More Hackers in Hoodies – Digital Privacy News". digitalprivacy.news. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
4. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award#1303441 - Collaborative Proposal: Capacity Building in Cybersecurity: Broadening Participation of Women In Cybersecurity through Women in Cybersecurity Conference & Professional Developm". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
5. ↑ Quora. "Why So Few Women Work In Cyber Security (And How We Can Change It)". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
6. ↑ "The Best Women Cybersecurity Conferences 2021 - 2022". Cybersecurity Conferences 2020 – 2021. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
7. ↑ "WiCyS 2021: 8th Women in CyberSecurity Annual Conference". www.science-community.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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