Welcome to the March 2023 newsletter for WiCyS Australia Affiliate

In This Edition:

1. Meet Our Sister Affiliate - WiCyS Israel

2. WiCyS Australia Networking Coffee Morning

3. Women in STEM: An International Womens’ Day Event

4. Getting Started in Tech: Advice and Words of Encouragement

5. Ethical Hacking: Earn Money While You Upskill!

6. Recommended Cybersecurity Resources

Meet Our Sister Affiliate - WiCyS Israel

Urit Eshel-Sirton is a founding member of the new WiCyS Israel community, and is an experienced member of the cybersecurity industry! Urit is a champion of women and girls in the cyber security industry, and is working with our new sister affiliate to further the cause of women and girls in the cyber industry.

To read about her and our new sister affiliate, click here!

SAVE THE DATE: 27 APRIL!

WiCyS Australia Networking Complimentary Coffee Morning

Our next networking coffee morning will be held across three cities in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney on the 27th April! We will be hosting an event in each city and Details (including registration, timing and venue) will be  posted on our LinkedIn and Events page! If you are seeking to meet other professionals and network with WiCyS members, or simply to enjoy a free coffee and say hello to our wonderful team, please come along and say hello!

To keep informed about our upcoming events, click here!

Women in STEM: An International Womens’ Day Event 

Our very own Dr Elena Sitnikova was keynote speaker at an event for International Womens’ Day! This event was designed to support female students interested in breaking into the IT industry, with a panel discussion on how to succeed in the field. Dr Elena told us “It was great to be a keynote for the Women in STEM – IWD event and participate in a panel discussion with Nicole, Alice, and Cindy from the Fivecast at Tonsley last night. Thank you, Flinders University Cybersecurity Society, for facilitating such a vibrant event. It is wonderful to celebrate women’s contributions in STEM and inspire and help future graduates in their journey as professionals in technical fields such as IT, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and other areas of cutting-edge technical fields.” Click here to see the recording:

 Women in STEM: An international Women's Day Event

Elena Sitnikova
WiCyS Australia Director of Academia

Getting Started in Tech: Advice and Words of Encouragement

Our Treasurer, Deyan, is a cybersecurity student, and has gained some wisdom in the world of searching for employment in the field! He has penned some thoughts on his experience, and has shared them with us here.

Deyan Pejovic
WiCyS Australia Treasurer

Ethical Hacking: Earn Money While You Upskill!

The online industry is forever growing and so are the opportunities of a “bug bounty hunter”. If you have extra time on your hands, dive deep into the industry and make some serious money while upskilling.

Bug bounty hunting is when hackers are rewarded for finding security vulnerabilities in websites and applications. And there are many companies out there looking for security researchers and workers to help improve cyber defences with rewards ranging from $100 to $10,000. Check out who is paying top dollar:

● GitHub Security

● Paypal

● Intel

● Snapchat

● Cisco Meraki

● Dropbox

● Google

Not sure where to get started? Try these free youtube channels to learn all things bounty hunting and where you can start.

● Bugcrowd

● InsiderPHD

● Nahamsec

Can’t code (yet), no worries! There are multiple roles in cyber security that don’t require coding. These include:

● Risk manager

● Security sales specialist

● Security technical writer

● Compliance specialist

● IT security auditor

● Junior security analyst

● Security policy writer

● Security awareness admin

And don’t forget - if you have work experience, you have transferable skills into cyber

security! Have any of these roles worked for you? Tell us about your experience and any tips you would like to share with the rest of our community!

Amelia Araya

WiCyS Australia Affiliate Member

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!

X-Force Exchange

Platform

IBM X-Force Exchange is a threat intelligence sharing platform available to the public that you can use to research security threats, to aggregate intelligence, and to collaborate: 

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/

Cyber-security Alerts
Email Alerts

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/

Bulletins from AusCert

News

Bulletins from AusCert: keep aware and informed: https://auscert.org.au/bulletins/

Contact Us

Please feel free to get in touch with our team, and send any suggestions you might have to help us and our community!

Contact us by clicking here!

Membership

To take advantage of the full benefits of WiCyS, register as a global member! Send an email to our WiCyS Australia team if you are interested, to take advantage of what our community can provide.

Global membership will enable you to network with more than 6,100 members across 69 countries, and give you access to many more benefits!