Welcome to the August 2023 newsletter for WiCyS Australia Affiliate

We at WiCyS Australia have been growing strongly over the past few years, and we are just about to reach 100 members! We have arranged for two unique opportunities to celebrate this occasion!

A 10% discount for new membership will be offered during the Cybersecurity Job & Interview Readiness webinar this Wednesday, representing a saving of $15! This saving will only be available to those who join the webinar on Wednesday so be sure to stay tuned to the events page of our website for details!

Also, the 100th member of WiCyS Australia will be gifted a $20 Amazon Voucher!

In This Edition:

1. Staying safe online as an Australian Teenager: Thoughts from our WiCyS Social Media Coordinator

2. Co-design Collaborative Partnership: WiCyS Australia and LaTrobe

3. Deep dive into Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

4. Upcoming WiCyS Australia Events – free entry for WiCyS Members to AISA Cybercon!

5. WiCyS Virtual Career Fair

6. WiCyS Security Training Scholarship

7. Recommended Cybersecurity Resources

1. Staying Safe Online as an Australian Teenager: Thoughts from our Social Media Coordinator

Mariam Almezaiyin is our Social Media Coordinator with WiCyS Australia, and knows all too well the importance of cybersecurity and the potential risks it poses to her generation. For this newsletter, Mariam wrote a detailed article in which she I'll sheds light on the prevailing cybersecurity knowledge gaps among Australian youth, discuss relevant dangers, and propose actionable steps to address this issue.

To read the article in full, click here: https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysaustralia/resources/staying-safe-as-an-australian-teenager 

2. Co-design Collaborative Partnership: WiCyS Australia and LaTrobe

WiCyS Australia and La Trobe University partnered in a co-design Human Factors in Cybersecurity workshop, holding a hybrid session with industry and academia. Collaborating, the workshop aimed to define the importance of human factors in cybersecurity and identify the essential knowledge and transferable job-ready skills required and discovering teaching and learning activities and assessment approaches. By bringing together academic and industry thought leaders, the shared objective was to bridge the cyber skills gap and empower the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with industry-relevant insights and practical skills.

Professor Leanne Ngo is a supporter of WiCyS Australia, and together with our affiliate she led this workshop on Human Factors in Cybersecurity. To read her summary of this event, click here:

https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysaustralia/resources/wicys-australia-and-latrobe-co-design

3. Deep Dive intoCybersecurity and Digital Forensics

 Our very own Director of Academia, Dr. Elena Sitnikova, ran an intensive Digital Forensics and cybersecurity workshop as part of their role as Associate Professor at Flinders University. There was 25% female representation among all participants, which is a step in the right direction and promising for women in the industry – last year there was only one female. 

Digital Forensics is a high-demand field for skilled professionals and is anticipated to grow rapidly over the next decade.  It builds on fundamental cybersecurity knowledge, offering both cybersecurity and digital forensics investigator specialists a significant opportunity to become frontiers in defending our society from cyber-attacks. 

On the 25th- 28th of July 2023, Professor Ray Hunt led a Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics workshop at Flinders University at Tonsley organised by Associate Professor Elena Sitnikova for the second time, attracting our students from diverse programs, including computer science and electrical engineering. We also had an exchange student from France as well as some IDS staff members. This innovative and creative way of learning Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity provided unique opportunities for participants to network and helped build valuable relationships.

Ahead of the new Digital Forensics stream topics being introduced at Flinders University’s College of Science and Engineering, this workshop was interactive with real-life, hands-on practicals and addressed risks associated with emerging cybersecurity threats, plus the challenges facing investigators to uncover digital evidence.  The sessions demonstrated CSE’s new and interactive labs, including Critical Infrastructure Protection, application forensics on TCP/IP, Voice over IP, and Video attacks, exploits and forensics analysis, Internet of Things (IN)security and forensics on smart home applications, automation and controls of critical infrastructure SCADA systems.

For more information on this event, see here: https://blogs.flinders.edu.au/fit/2023/08/01/bringing-cyber-digital-forensics-to-life/

4. Upcoming WiCyS Australia Events: Free Entry for WiCyS Members to AISA Cybercon!

Cybersecurity Job & Interview Readiness Wednesday 16 August 2023 (7 - 8:30pm AEST)

ONLINE EVENT

Woman in Cybersecurity Australia and Sustain Recruit are partnering to bring you this event to get you ready for your next interview. In this session we will cover:

·        Insights and trends of cybersecurity hiring landscape

·        How to break into the industry

·        Tools & tips to get you interview ready

About Sustain Group: The Sustain Group provides specialist recruitment services across technology, digital and finance. By embedding ourselves within the communities we recruit, our industry knowledge is always up to date. Our wide-reaching domestic and international networks, allow us to attract top talent and build best-in-class teams. We work synergistically with our clients, getting to know their history, where they are in their journey, and their visions for the future, meaning we can be a true partner as you scale.

About our Presenters:

Jasmine McCrudden | Recruitment Consultant Cybersecurity

Leading the cyber security recruitment practice at Sustain Group, coming from a unique background in cyber security sales and leadership. This expertise has enabled her qualify top niche cyber security talent for clients that are looking to build stronger, more resilient teams across Australia. Defending the digital world, one hire at a time.

Carl McDonald | Associate Director | Business Intelligence and Data Specialist at SustainAbility

With over 10 years’ experience in Recruitment across London & Sydney, Carl oversees the Business Intelligence, Data & Governance space for Sustain. Carl’s informative & friendly approach has been pivotal in creating long lasting relationships with both clients and candidates alike.

Free passes for WiCyS members: AISA MELBOURNE CyberCon: 17-19 October 2023

The Australian Cyber Conference 2023 - Melbourne will provide business leaders with insights and best practices taught by the industry’s top experts through keynotes, panel discussions, breakout sessions and live demonstrations.

Over the 3 days there are Keynotes, Breakout, Think Tanks, Ask an Experts, and panel sessions on topics areas covering Security Architecture, Application Security, Education, Human Elements, Privacy Law & Regulations, Security Strategy, Executives & Boards, Governance Risk & Compliance and along with a range of workshops from our training partners, and villages including lock picking and careers. 

Keynote speakers include:

• Professor Brian Cox - the pop idol turned science idol, Professor Brian Edward Cox is a British physicist and professor of particle physics at the University of Manchester.

• Chris Hadfield - Canadian astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, writer

• Paula Januszkiewicz - world-class cybersecurity expert with over 18 years of experience in performing penetration tests, architecture consulting

• Mart Noorma – Director, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

• Mikko Hypponen – Finnish cyber security expert and author

As in previous years, WiCyS Australia will be hosting a stall at AISA Cybercon! So if you would like to stay up-to-date with the latest Cybersecurity news, network with fellow cybersecurity professionals, and meet our team, attending AISA Cybercon is a must!

As a supporter of WICYS, AISA Cybercon has able to provide WICYS with up to 50 Standard passes to the Australian Cyber Conference 2023.

The Standard passes includes access to three day conference pass (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Plus a ticket to the welcome reception on Tuesday evening, networking drinks & canapes on Wednesday evening. 

To Register: For more information and to register with your discount code for the conference please go to www.cyberconference.com.au

Instructions:

Register as an AISA member or non-member

Continue through the registration form, answers all required questions.  On the very last page of registration it will come up with a summary page.  Under Full Registration Tab, you will need to select, the Full Non-Member/Member Registration and then the box for the discount code will appear. You will need to enter the Discount Code in the orange oval box (as below).  This will act a payment for the registration.

For those registering to attend the conference with the Telstra passes, please enter: Standard passes - WICYS as the discount code where prompted. We ask that you register for these tickets by COB 20 September, as the event will sell out.

To learn more about the Cybercon, click here!

To keep informed about WiCyS Australia upcoming events, click here!

5. WiCyS Virtual Career Fair

The virtual fair is open to all WiCyS members & connects with 39 of the WiCyS corporate sponsors.

The WiCyS Virtual Career Fair (VCF) is August 16th, 2023 from 11am – 5pm CT and is FREE to all WiCyS members. WiCyS Strategic Partners will be ready with their chat and video features enabled for an outstanding career fair experience. The VCF will be held in the Job Board++.

For more information: https://www.wicys.org/events/virtual-career-fair-2023/

6. WiCyS Security Training Scholarship

We are excited to announce the application for the WiCyS Security Training Scholarship is now open! The program is designed for aspiring professionals and career changers. We are seeking hidden talent - so you don’t have to have any cyber experience to apply! Those selected will participate in a reliable pathway to launch and advance in their cybersecurity careers through skills development. 

For more information and to apply for the scholarship, click here:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/women-in-cybersecurity-wicys-announces-4th-annual-security-training-scholarship-301890965.html?tc=eml_cleartime

7. Recommended Cybersecurity Resources

We are back with our famous resource recommendations that our team has come across, here are some resources that our team has hand-picked to keep you sharp!

Navigating the Cyber Security Career Path

Book

This book is being discussed at the upcoming WiCyS book club! Land the perfect cybersecurity role―and move up the ladder―with this insightful resource.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Navigating-Cybersecurity-Career-Path-Insider/dp/1119833426

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Book

A great way to keep informed of critical vulnerabilities and cybersecurity alerts specific for the Australian market is to subscribe to the email notification from ASD (Australian Signals Directorate) and ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Centre): https://www.cyber.gov.au/

Security Books & Articles to read in 2023

List

Spunk created this great list that anyone can leverage in their journey to learning about cybersecurity

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/cybersecurity-infosec-books.html

All Your Data Are Belong To Us

Podcast

Co-presented by one of our WiCyS Members who is presenting at our Cybercon, Cassi Burn, this podcast is presented by a digital forensics’ consultant and a technology attorney. Two Genxers who love to nerd out on all your data and emerging technologies. Join them as they provide their unique take on important topics impacting industries and society.

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