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WiCyS: Where the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in cybersec HAPPENS – Lynn Dohm – BH24 #3

WiCyS works to provide unparalleled resources, training, mentorship, networking and job opportunities, and a vibrant international community; WiCyS empowers women to explore and excel in a field where their voices and talents have traditionally been underrepresented and unencouraged.

Resources: Website: wicys.org State of Inclusion Summary: https://www.wicys.org/initiatives/wicys-state-of-inclusion/

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Guest

Lynn Dohm
Executive Director at Women in CyberSecurity

Lynn Dohm is the Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS). With over 25 years of organizational and leadership experience, Lynn specializes in partnership building, advocacy, and strategy. She has worked in various capacities on cybersecurity workforce enterprises and is actively involved in bridging the gap of the critical cybersecurity workforce shortage. Lynn is passionate about leveraging diverse mindsets, skill sets, and perspectives to solve problems and facilitating discussions on leading with inclusion, equity, and allyship.

Host

Brainstem Hacker and InfoSec Enthusiast at Redacted

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