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Go for the Hot Career Field – Cybersecurity!

Annual Women Engineers Conference 2016Mary Y WangOctober 28, 2016

T H I S D O CUM E NT DO ES N O T CO NTA I N T E CHN O L O G Y O R T E CHN I C A L D ATA C O NT RO L L E D UN DE R E I T HE R T H E U . S . I NT E RN AT I O N A L T R A F F I C I N A R M S RE G UL AT I O NS O R T HE U . S . E X P O R T A DM I N I S T R AT I O N RE G UL AT I O NS

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Women in Information Security

10% in information security.

Our Time is Now

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What Steps? Get experience

Align yourself with the department or group that is handling security

Volunteering in a non-profit organization Take control of your self-learning

(just keep on learning!)– Degrees – Certifications– On-line courses

Participate at Conferences

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What Steps? (cont.) Join a Group

Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu Groups from Meetup.com (local groups) Information Systems Security Association

(ISSA)– Women in Security SIG

Participate Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions – you don’t have to be an expert

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Further Steps Volunteer Networking via Linkedin or Twitter Read security news sites and

blogs Run a background check of

yourself– A sensitive field– Employers are looking for ethical candidates

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Best Information Security Certifications for 2016

CompTIA Security+ CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker GSEC: SANS GIAC Security

Essentials CISSP: Certified Information

Systems Security Professional CISM: Certified Information

Security Manager

Source: Tom’s IT PRO – Best Information Security Certifications for 2016, September 3, 2015

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Best Information Security Certifications for 2016 – Job Board Search Results

Source: Tom’s IT PRO – Best Information Security Certifications for 2016, September 3, 2015

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My Journey

Led a research project on Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Took Information Systems Security Certificate courses and attended security conferences

Took a Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing course and attended local cybersecurity meet up groups

Participated in a cyber competition as a blue team, presented at conferences and a local meet up group, and enrolled at SAN graduate program in Ethical Hacking/Penetration testing

Took a job offer at Raytheon and work in the Information Assurance organization

Continue attending local cybersecurity meet up groups / conferences and pursuing the CISSP cert exam. Also serving as a volunteer at the Women’s Cyberjutsu new LA chapter

Feb 2012 ~ Nov 2012

Jan 2013

Jan 2015

Sept 2014

Aug 2015

2015 - Present

It made a huge impact! SoI decided to change mycareer field to cybersecurity

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BiographyMary Y WangInformation Systems Security OfficerRaytheon Space and Airborne Systems, California

Mary Wang joined Raytheon in August, 2015. Currently, she works in the Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Information Assurance organization. She has a strong passion in cybersecurity especially in the penetration testing and application security areas. Prior to joining Raytheon, she was a Senior Software Engineer and Project Lead at The Boeing Company. She worked on a variety of software projects at Boeing. Mary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Masters degree in Master Business Administration. She is currently attending SANS Technology Institute for a graduate degree in Pen Testing & Ethical Hacking. Mary also has been a frequent speaker at Annual Women Engineers Conferences.