WiCyS
Student Chapter | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Who We Are
Welcome to our website!
We are the student chapter of WiCyS at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, founded in Spring 2020.
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is the premier organization with international reach dedicated to bringing together women in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry to share knowledge, experience, networking and mentoring.
Check out the national organization here: Women in CyberSecurity
Why Join the WiCyS Student Chapter?
Membership can help decrease the gender disparity in the field, while gaining support, mentorship, training, networking opportunities and access to industry and academic leaders. You'll undertake activities to promote recruitment, retention and advancement of women students in cybersecurity.
You also get some great benefits when joining the national organization such as:
Priority to learn about student opportunities such as scholarships, internships and job resources
Gain opportunity to present at the WiCyS annual conference about student chapter experience and achievements
Learn leadership and technical skills
Obtain priority for WiCyS annual conference scholarships