OWASPWIA London: "Princess to PWN Star" - Chris Kubecka
Channel: OWASP London
Date: 2019-11-04

The shortage of women in the cyber security field points to our Rosie Riveter moment. We are at digital war, there are simply not enough men to fill the gaps and this new digital age requires diversity as weapons fly by at the speed of light over the internet. Come on a journey with Chris as she walks you through her start in STEM via an unusual path. Puerto Rican single mother who taught he the joys of computers. Beauty queen, military aviator and hacker. Proving we can start anywhere on the cyber security expedition as long as we get there and fill the gender, race and other disparities in the field. From big hair, uniforms and cyberwar in Saudi Arabia. A focus on determination, realising what you want to do in life is more important than what others think you should do and finding confidence in yourself to push forward over perceived obstacles. Learn from a leader and discover the joy of finding yourself in cyber security. (not a women'd talk a diversity, determination, how we have all found our way into this strange career called cyber stuff)

Chris Kubecka (@SecEvangelism)

Christina Kubecka is an American, computer security researcher, and cyberwarfare specialist. In 2012, Kubecka was responsible for getting the Saudi Aramco network back up and running after it was hit by one of the world's most devastating Shamoon cyberattacks. Kubecka also helped halt a second wave of July 2009 cyberattacks against South Korea. Kubecka has worked for the US Air Force as a Loadmaster, the United States Space Command and is now CEO of HypaSec, a security firm she founded in 2015. She lives and works in the Netherlands.

This talk was presented at the OWASP Women in AppSec (WIA) London event on October 30th 2019 at GoCardless offices in London