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We are excited to invite you to join these virtual events, specially curated to connect you with industry leaders live and in real-time. Alternatively, you can explore our program offerings and our unique competency-based model.
Register below for one or all the events and share with your network.
[ Zinet Kemal ] [[https://wgu.webex.com/meet/lane.melton?cid=eml-vw8n50&ch=ML]]
WGU's Cyber Club's Cybersecurity Careers: Q&A with Zinet Kemal
Thursday, September 19, 2024
5 pm PT / 6 pm MT / 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET
Zinet Kemal is an immigrant from Ethiopia, a mother of four, a career changer from the legal field, an award-winning cybersecurity practitioner, a TEDx speaker, a cybersecurity instructor, and a 4x author. Zinet currently works for a Fortune 500 organization as a Cloud Security Engineer.
Zinet is the recipient of the 2024 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber, 2024 Security's Women in Security Honoree, 2024 40 Under 40 Georgia Tech Alumni, the CS Hub Top 25 cybersecurity leader for 2024, 2023 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 40 under 40, 2023 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award from Georgia Tech, winner of the 2023 SANS Difference Makers Award (Best Book of the Year), 2022 Women Who Code Applaud Her Awards in Security.
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[ Breonna Jones ] [[https://www.wgu.edu/lp/webinar/deans-fireside-chat-series.html?cid=eml-vw8n50&ch=ML]]
Dean's Fireside Chat Series:
Alumni Bytes Special Edition
Thursday, September 26, 2024
12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET
Host: Joe Dery Panelists:Breonna Jones, Data Support Analyst, Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office
Obianuju Akusoba, Software Development Engineer, AWS
Chaz Darvish, PMP
This one-hour panel discussion brings together esteemed alumni from WGU's School of Technology, representing the B.S. and M.S. in Data Analytics and B.S. in Software Engineering degree programs. These alumni will share their experiences with WGU, their unique career paths, and valuable advice for current and future students.
Host: Paul Bingham Panelists: Kelli Burns,Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Accolade; Lena SmartChief Information Security Officer (CISO) at MongoDB; Brittney Carter-Adebusuyi (WGU Alum), GRC Lead at Assura Inc.
With the cybersecurity industry facing skilled workforce shortages nationwide, women can grow in their careers. In this free LinkedIn Live, co-produced by Western Governors University and Advancing Women in Tech, a panel of cybersecurity leaders will discuss.
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[ Peter Warmka ] [[https://www.wgu.edu/lp/events/it-events.html?cid=eml-vw8n50&ch=ML]]
Confessions of a CIA Spy:
The Art of Human Hacking
featuring Peter Warmka
author of the book "Confessions of a CIA Spy - The Art of Human Hacking" and an Adjunct Professor at Webster University
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET
For over 20 years of his career with the Central Intelligence Agency, Peter developed expertise in identifying, assessing, and manipulating insiders to breach the security of target organizations in pursuit of high-value foreign intelligence. He now shares his insight to help protect organizations and employees against external threats.
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