Cyber nonprofits ask billionaire philanthropists to show them some love
Cyber organizations are seeking funding from what they describe as the “entrepreneurs who made vast fortunes creating the very technologies that give rise to threats.”
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Girl Security brings the ‘lived security experiences of diverse girls to the forefront’
In part 3 of our series spotlighting winners of the inaugural Gula Tech Foundation grant competition, we speak to Girl Security CEO Lauren Bean Buitta. She calls her job the “most important work… I’ve ever done,” empowering women in security with education, training and mentoring.
‘I vowed I was going to teach people’: NPower’s trauma-informed training nurtures digital talent
In Part 2 of a series looking at winners of the inaugural Gula Tech Foundation grant competition, we meet Robert Vaughn, head of the nonprofit’s National Instructors Institute, whose chance meeting with a stranger a gas station led to career transformation.
Cyber helped him overcome hardship. Now he’s paying it forward to the black community.
Darold Kelly Jr. is CEO of the Black Cybersecurity Association, which helps underserved individuals – especially African-Americans – land careers in cyber. He is one of three recipients of grants from the Gula Tech Foundation for increasing African American engagement in cybersecurity.
‘I lost faith’: New organization helps blind workers find dream jobs in cybersecurity
The National Industries of the Blind’s efforts have primarily been tied to government programs and contracts. But through a new spinoff, the blind and visually impaired can take advantage of workforce development opportunities in the private sector, in such sectors as cybersecurity, banking and energy.
Patrick Craven – Center for Cyber Safety and Education
Why nominated: As director of the non-profit Center for Cyber Safety and Education – the charitable arm of (ISC)2 –Patrick Craven has overseen the rollout of an influential children’s cyber safety education program, starring the cartoon cat Garfield, in schools across the country. Craven is also the founder of Cyber Safety Day, a one-day event…
Jack Jones – FAIR Institute
Why Nominated: As the author and creator of the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) framework, which spearheaded the FAIR Institute, Jack Jones is one of the foremost authorities in the field of information risk management. Profile: As the author and creator of the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) framework, which spearheaded the FAIR Institute,…
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