When she stepped into the job of vice president of information security and privacy at Graham Holdings Company in 2003, Stacey Halota had to carve out new territory because her position had never existed at the corporate level before.
Here’s a list of five notable women to watch who have had a positive impact on the information security industry.
These seven women are featured for their noteworthy efforts, which have impacted the field of online security
and data privacy for the better.
As VP and CISO at Freddie Mac, Patricia Titus is responsible for the protection and integrity of the mortgage company’s information assets while enabling world-class information access.
As both the CTO and the SVP for products at HyTrust, as well as more recently its head of engineering and CISO, Hemma Prafullchandra is also “an evangelist for what’s possible.”
In 2010 Wendy Nather joined 451 Research as a senior analyst, and she now serves as research director for the information security practice covering many different areas, with a heavy focus on application security, security services and threat intelligence.
As chief policy officer of HackerOne, Katie Moussouris oversees the company’s philosophy and approach to vulnerability disclosure, advises customers and researchers, and as she puts it, “works toward the public good to legitimize and promote security research to help make the internet safer for everyone.”
When the White House decided to take a stand on cybersecurity for the critical infrastructure of the country, it was Samara Moore who helped guide the planning and implementation of their efforts.
Jennifer Minella grew up in the shadow of the company she now helps run.
Silobreaker is a must-have collection and analysis tool for organizations that might benefit from open source intelligence (OSINT).
