The Diana Initiative 2020

Speakers: 
- Adrienne Allen, Director, Security GRC & Privacy at Coinbase
- Sasha Levy, Security Analyst, CSIRT at Coinbase
- Zassmin Montes de Oca, Product Security Manager at Coinbase
Moderators:
- Katie Wilson, Analyst, Third Party Risk at Coinbase
- Chitra Balu, Senior Security Architect

I made the leap from site reliability engineer to application security engineer late last year. What made it possible to move from security as a hobby to security as a job? A mix of research, workshops, meeting people, and focusing on the security-related parts of the job I already had. I’ll tell you what I studied, what I realized I already knew, and what was actually useful in the interview process (including links, a reading list, and other specifics).
Slides with notes here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15-KXy1vYknYNdNN3vKLQNiwSGHsysg9AWhhOiaiAmY4/edit?usp=sharingBlog post version with links here: https://breanneboland.com/blog/2020/01/27/how-an-sre-became-an-application-security-engineer-and-you-can-too/

Maximize your job search efforts and turn them into successes with recommendations to evaluate, refine, and improve your strategy. This presentation offers women in cyber security the tools they require to take expert control of their job search and achieve their career goals through ten essential tips.
 
Job seekers will benefit from insights into understanding the different types of recruiters, deciphering the importance of certifications, and leveraging the right avenues for self-promotion and networking. We’ll also dive into developing career search products like your resume and social media content, as well as methods to obtain experience including home labs, competitions, internships, and more.
 
This session will thoroughly explore ten crucial job search tips while also sharing findings from an industry survey, which examines the impact of volunteering in your professional community. By actively engaging in the community, cyber professionals can network, gain experience, and create opportunities for continued learning in order to progress their careers. By applying these guidelines and taking necessary responsibility for one’s job search, individuals will embark on the road to success in the cyber security job market.

Don Donzal from eLearnSecurity, sponsor of this year's Career Village, interviews three industry veterans about the many various paths into cybersecurity. Ping Look will bring her experiences as a technical hiring manager for defense and response, Sara Pickering as a human resources consultant and recruiter, and Carlota Sage as an IT leader turned vCISO, to paint a picture for the audience of the many twisty-turny paths you can take to get into Cybersecurity, and especially what hiring managers look for when hiring candidates without a security background.

So you’re not crazy, you just want to start your own company. Which kinda takes a level of crazy to pull it off. We’ll talk through what it takes to be an entrepreneur, ideation and the phases of startup, different kinds of companies (service, product, non-profit), how and why (or why not) to raise capital, types of investors, legal requirements, working (or not) with friends, challenges, building total/service addressable market size, back-office administration, employee benefits, equity (what is an RSU?), pricing, Intellectual Property Rights, economics, and resources for more information and networking. Will include anecdotes and insights my experiences starting several companies and from multiple Founders across the spectrum.