WiCyS Houston Affiliate

Mark your calendars! The WiCyS Security Training Scholarship is set to open for applications on August 1st 🗓 https://lnkd.in/dgcA9HR This one-of-a-kind scholarship, supported by WiCyS Tier 1 Partners and Premier Supporters, offers a fantastic multi-stage opportunity for WiCyS members. This program provides a reliable pathway for skills development, helping participants launch and advance their cybersecurity careers. Aimed at those seeking employment within the next 1.5 years, it's perfect for students and career changers. Don't miss out on this incredible chance to elevate your cybersecurity journey! #CyberSecurity #Scholarship #WiCyS #CareerGrowth

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🚨 Global Tech Chaos: When Cybersecurity Solutions Become the Problem 😱 Today #tech failure has caused worldwide disruption, affecting airports, healthcare services, and banking systems. Here's what we know: 👹 The culprit: A flawed update in CrowdStrike's antivirus software. 🌀Impact: Widespread computer crashes, displaying blue error screens🖥️🌀 ‼️ Affected sectors: Aviation✈️, healthcare🏥, banking🏦, and more 🌏 Global reach: Airports from London to Tokyo experienced delays and cancellations Key takeaways: 👉The issue affects only Windows PCs 👉Fix deployment is underway, but recovery time varies 👉Manual intervention required, causing IT department headaches 👉Personal devices likely unaffected 👉This incident highlights the delicate balance of our digital infrastructure. Even cybersecurity solutions can inadvertently become the source of problems they aim to prevent. ❓Questions to ponder: 🤔How can we better safeguard against such widespread failures? 📋 What lessons can the tech industry learn from this incident? ❓Thoughts on this global tech meltdown? Share below! #TechFailure #Cybersecurity #GlobalImpact #ITInfrastructure https://lnkd.in/gPk3sWwb

🎉 I’m on Spotify! Friends, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Althea Williams, a multi-hyphenated boss- to discuss my journey in the US Navy and my transition to Corporate and growing as a leader in the Cyber Industry and philanthropic organizations. 👩🏽💻I shared my tips on how to alleviate some of the stress and anxiety that comes with going from active duty to veteran in a corporate setting 🎧 #1 keep a running binder with copies of all your awards, evals, promotions etc so that you can pull from for your resume and job applications 👈🏽 listen in to hear more tips and resources that may help you in your journey ✨Althea is the CIO and Founder of She Vets It, a US Army Combat Veteran and former award-winning executive director, small business development center (SBDC) assistant, and public policy researcher. She founded She Vets It, a podcast that curates a successful online community for women veterans, military spouses and their families. She Vets It provides a safe and supportive environment for women veterans and their families to connect, share experiences, and support each other. https://lnkd.in/guD_sCfM Latinas in Tech #latinasincyber #VetsinTech

WICYS Global has a new member portal. Make sure you go in it and select the Houston Affiliate as your home base. And enjoy all of the global activities you can participate in. 🤗

Hear what Kris'' Rides, CC is saying, and don't hear what he is not saying... Be willing to roll up your sleeves and work for an industry worth the blood, sweat, and tears.

What a great turn out! After a challenging week, the WiCyS Houston Affiliate Leadership Team decided to keep our social networking event. It was a blast! We cannot wait for our next in August 24th from 1pm to 3pm with our sponsors ConocoPhillips. Second Drought at The Ion District was a perfect spot to host this event. Stephane Lutz Quratulann (Annie) Jamshed Naomi Karake Hira Ali Kristen Gilmore #networking #womenempoweringwomen #wicys #wicyshouston #allyship #cybersecurity

Lil' Spud will be on display for the Houston Robotics Group during the Cup of Joey at Ion Houston this morning ! "Look forward to seeing you there !" More information about Lil' Spud in future posts... p.s. look closely at the rotation of the wheels 👀 Mike Schoonover