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In this episode, The Queens dive into the difference of being hired into cyber as the “diversity hire” or being “hired for talent.” Today’s featured guest is Amber DeVilbiss (@engineeramber) - Security Advisor at GuidePoint Security. Amber has spent the past 14 years in cybersecurity, she wrote and published a children’s cyber security book “The Little Cyber Engineer,” and is the founder of a non-profit Teach Kids Tech. Amber and the Queens share their experiences of being a female in cyber- a heavily male dominated field.
From this episode, you can get a good understanding of how to navigate being the diversity hire and talent hire. You will get some advice around how Gen-Z is changing the workforce. You will also hear some of our “war stories” from the field and how to identify when you are stuck in one. We hope you will enjoy this episode as much as we did because its AMBER DAY!!!!
Key Topics:
- Hiring For Diversity vs. Hiring For Talent
- Navigating The Diversity Hire
- Navigating The Talent Hire
- How Does Being The Only Female On Your Team Affect Your Actions Or Approach?
- War Stories From The Field Of Being A Woman In Cyber
- The Acronym Conundrum
- Success Based Off Gender
- Women Only Advance In Cyber Through Sexual Encounters Not Knowledge
- Women Become Desensitized To The Gender Discrimination In Cyber & Accept It As “Normal”
- Advice For Gen-Z On How To Handle Being The Diversity Hire
- Diversity Hiring Advice To Companies…..Butt In Seats Is Not Enough
- How Gen-Z/Diversity Is Changing The Workforce
Sources:
- GuidePoint Security
- Amber’s Book “The Little Cyber Engineer”
- Amber’s Non-Profit Company “Teach Kids Tech”
- LIFT, Empowered By Women In Security
- DEF CON Conference
- Cyber Queens Episode 9 – Gen-Z Strengths & Weaknesses
Get in Touch with Amber
- Amber DeVilbiss - TikTok or Instagram @engineeramber
- Amber DeVilbiss – LinkedIn
Get in Touch:
- Maril Vernon LinkedIn
- Stacey Champagne LinkedIn
- Queens Twitter - @TheCyberQueens
- Queens LinkedIn
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