Samana Haider is a Manager at Forcepoint's Security Labs. She is originally from Pakistan and has been living in Ireland for the last 16 years, and working in the security industry for the last 10 years. She graduated in Mathematics and Statistics, and holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science. She believes in giving back to the community, and has been in the local school board for the last number of years. She has worked closely with the school management as well as the parents, working on va...
May 12, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Orla Cox is a security professional with over 20 years experience in cyber security. Most recently Orla was Director of Content Development at Symantec, where she was at the forefront of investigations into some of the most well-known cyber threats, such as Stuxnet and WannaCry. Orla speaks regularly at industry conferences and customer events on the subject of internet security and cyber threats, and has represented Symantec as a media spokesperson on topical security issues. Podcast mentioned ...
Apr 20, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, I sat down with Laura Fitzgerald , Principal Legal Counsel in Forcepoint, a global cyber security company. Laura is a lawyer based in Dublin and leads the EMEA legal function and has responsibility for the global engineering Centres of Excellence. In 2019, Laura was the only Irish woman selected by Banco Santander for the World 50 , where she attended UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Leadership programme designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for s...
Mar 30, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Denise has been working in the IT industry for 15 years, with almost 10 specifically in IT Security. She has a BSc in Software Development and a MSc in Computer Security and Forensics from Dublin City University. In addition to being a busy mother of 3, Denise works in the Information Security team at Facebook, before Facebook she held positions at PwC, Ulster Bank, Citrix Systems and Jenkinson Agencies. Denise is the OWASP Dublin Chapter lead and has a passion for all things security. You might...
Mar 10, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Jennifer Cox has 14 years of experience in tech and in the Cyber Security industry. She works with techies across all of EMEA in enabling best practices and cyber exposure prevention. Jennifer is an advisory board member of the Leaders in Tech Ireland, WITS Ireland (Women in Technology and Science Ireland) and works hard to insure diversity and inclusion within her industry by partaking in roles such as Judging at the Coolest Projects event for kids in the RDS, speaking at Women in Tech in Sept ...
Feb 18, 2020•49 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Joanne O'Connor brings her experience in public relations, UX, and project management to her current role as Cyber Security Training and Education officer at HPE. She is the lead of Cyber Women Ireland – which at a country level looks to encourage the advancement and capacity of women involved in all aspects of the Irish security sector and security community, through the exchange of information and the cultivation of productive relationships. Joanne was nominated to represent Ireland in the ECS...
Jan 28, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 2
.Coming from a previous career as a University Research Academic and Professional Archaeologist, Eimear made the jump to Cybersecurity about 10 years ago; since then, she’s held Senior Management roles across Information Security, Privacy and Data Governance, and is currently focused on Identity and Access Governance. A self-confessed life-long learner, she also has special interests in Strategy/Policy Development, Organisational Culture/Change, as well as Creativity and Innovation Management. A...
Jan 07, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Louise O Hagan is the Education Officer in CyberSafe Ireland , which is a not-for-profit organisation, established in 2015, that works to educate children, parents and teachers to navigate the online world in a safe way -She has a masters in Cyberpsychology and is in write up phase of a PhD in the human element of cybersecurity ( her research is specifically on how human are exploited for data online in illegal contexts phishing emails, social media brand pages and legal contexts clickwrap terms...
Dec 17, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Valerie Lyons is a highly experienced and respected information security professional. An accomplished Information Security Risk Manager with extensive experience at senior level in the financial services sector, Valerie has a successful track record in delivering business-driven information security solutions. She has a strong focus on team development and leadership, with excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills. Prior to joining BH Consulting, Valerie was a Research Assistant in DCU’s...
Nov 26, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Lydia Behan joined CRH, one of the world's leading building materials companies, in 2018. She joined the organization after moving back to Dublin from Toronto, Canada where she was a member of the Fraud and Financial Crimes Management Group at TD, the largest bank in Canada. At TD, Lydia was responsible for the management and development of the Threat Intelligence and Cyber-Enabled Fraud practice. Prior to TD Bank, she has several years of experience at PwC Canada in both Forensic Technology Ser...
Nov 05, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Michelle Garrigan has recently joined the Global Information Security team as Country Information Security Officer for Bank of America Merrill Lynch International in Ireland. Michelle brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in both financial services and information security, having worked across Retail and Corporate Banking, Supplier Relationship Management and Information Security. Prior to joining Bank of America, Michelle led the Cyber and Information Security Programme for Ulst...
Oct 14, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, my guest is Ciara Feeney , Chief Information Security Officer at Athora. Ciara has worked in IT and networks for over 15 years managing large and complex IT environments. She started her career with BT in a 3 months contract which progressed to an 8 years career with them which saw her move from sales to engineering. She has also successfully transitioned from telco to retail and now financial services. Outside of work, Ciara has ran 5 marathons with 2 planned this year, have a ...
Sep 23, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Martina Costelloe is a Security Risk Professional with 25 years’ experience in all aspects of Information Security in Financial Services. Having previously filled a number of roles in Information Technology with AIB, she joined SMBC Aviation Capital as Information Security Manager in December 2014. Areas of specialisation include risk assessment, standards and good practice, Cybercrime prevention and user awareness. Martina is particularly interested in the human dimension with regard to embeddi...
Sep 02, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Eliza-May Austin is the CEO and Co-Founder of th4ts3cur1ty.company, who specialize in delivering intelligence lead adversary emulation purple teaming & the bespoke building of Security Operation Centers. Eliza is also the Founder and Director of Ladies of London Hacking Society , a passion project that has become one of London's leading technical security communities....
Aug 12, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, I sat down with Jacky Fox , Managing Director and Security Lead for Accenture Ireland. Prior to that. she led the cybersecurity and IT Forensic practice for Deloitte in Ireland and lectures on the MSc in Cyber Security for University College Dublin. She is also the vice chair of Cyber Ireland . She has 20+ years’ experience working in technology and security and advises leading Irish and international organisations on managing their cyber risk. Jacky holds an MSc in Digital inve...
Jul 22, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, my guest is the Director of Technical Services at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California. Previously, Tammy Hawkins served as Vice President of Cyber and Intelligence at Mastercard in Dublin, Ireland. During her decade at Mastercard, she led important security innovation initiatives which included launching one of the first mobile biometric authentication payment systems (Identity Check), and managing AI/ML Fraud Detection and Prevention services across the payment network...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, my guest is the Chief Information Security Officer at Truata, a Data Anonymization firm set up by IBM and MasterCard. Kelly Mckillen started her career with AIB, one of the leading financial institutions in Ireland, as a graduate and worked, over the years in several departments, before moving into Information Security. Kelly explains how important it is to leverage your network and resources in a role. She describes some of her previous roles in her career which lead her to her...
Jun 10, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hi and Welcome to the Women in Security Podcast. This podcast is devoted to the world of cyber security and the great women who make it turn. In each episode, I sit down with a guest speaker to discuss their experiences and touch on some of the lesser known aspects of the industry. We'll shed light on the routes to the various technical and non-technical roles in this space, as well as exploring the skillsets required to be successful. We will share in the experiences and journeys of the women w...
Apr 30, 2019•1 min
