Sponsored by 1Password and Microsoft. How do you succeed in cybersecurity? By learning how your leaders think! By completing this Specialization, you will learn how CISOs and security teams succeed, and accelerate your security career.
This Specialization features the career-long reflections of what it takes to succeed in cybersecurity from Steve Zalewski, former CISO of Levi Strauss, along with insights from the following security leaders:
Nancy Wang, founder and CEO of AWIT; SVP and Head of Engineering at 1Password; Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures
Renee Gottman, former CISO of Coca-Cola
Lena Smart, former CISO of MongoDB
Heather Hinton, former CISO of PagerDuty
Manju Mude, former CISO of Splunk
Gordon Yu, former CISO of Bedrock Security
Swathi Joshi, VP of Security, Oracle
Trisha Dixon, Cybersecurity Manager, Southwest Gas Corporation
Paul Bingham, Executive Dean and former member of FBI Cybercrime Task Force
Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing everyone's careers.
Applied Learning Project
Learners at any level will benefit from exposure to many of the skills needed to perform at the top of their field, such as how to communicate like an executive, manage vendors, secure organizations with minimal budget, obtain compliance certifications, manage external auditors, and found their own cybersecurity advisory practice.
