Women In Security Magazine Issue 11

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LIBERTY MUDZAMBA

MY JOURNEY: FROM ACCOUNTANCY TO CYBERSECURITY by Liberty Mudzamba, Senior Consultant in Cybersecurity at EY Liberty Mudzamba is a senior consultant in

simulations to understand their business needs

cybersecurity at EY. One aspect of his role represents

and ensure solutions meet the requirements from a

the achievement of a long-held goal, the other does not.

security, business and technical perspective.

“I always wanted to work for one of the Big Four,” he

In this role, he says problem solving, communication

says. However, cybersecurity was not on his radar

skills, collaboration/teaming skills and stakeholder

initially: he gained a bachelor’s degree in accounting

management are of paramount importance.

and finance from Curtin University and then worked in accounting before landing a role as a security

CURIOSITY AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING

analyst with a not-for-profit organisation. This was

It is a long way from his early roles in accountancy,

followed by various other roles before he joined EY

but he says those roles helped him develop these

in 2019, after gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in

skills. “These were some of the transferrable skills

Cyber Security from a reputable university in Western

and knowledge I found to be relevant in cybersecurity

Australia, where he faced considerable challenges as

from my early roles,” and taught him some valuable

one of few students without a technical background.

lessons. “In hindsight, I realise that my initial fear of not transitioning into cybersecurity because I

“The course was delivered in technical jargon, and this

wasn’t techy enough were exaggerated. I am glad I

required me to study twice as hard to stay on top of

managed to fight the imposter syndrome and step

my grades,” he says. “I doubted my ability to survive in

out of my comfort zone. I also redirected my fear

this industry several times, but I remained focused on

towards growth, reading books and watching as many

the bigger picture, to help simplify the cybersecurity

podcasts as I could to accelerate my learning. The

technical language into simple, consumable language

process imparted an important lesson: that we all can

by non-technical decision makers.”

restart our careers as long as we carry enough drive and curiosity.”

Today, he works with EY’s client organisations

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undertaking cybersecurity maturity assessments,

And Mudzamba has certainly learnt continuously.

assurance, transformation programs and crisis

In addition to his Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber

W O M E N I N S E C U R I T Y M A G A Z I N E

N O V E M B E R • D E C E M B E R 2022


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Gabrielle Raymundo

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Haicheur Ichrak Amani

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Jack K

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Kao Hansell

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Oorja Rungta

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Out of the shadows: how cybersecurity has taken centre stage in the Australian business arena

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Key themes from 2022 taking us forward

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Reflections on malware

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Sharing our inner voice stories

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behind cryptocurrency

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Improving security together

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pages 102-105

Meeting the security and privacy challenges of the metaverse

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How is the industry responding to the skills and talent squeeze?

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Looking back to move forward: thirty years of experience guiding the way

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Corporate layoffs: a perfect storm for insider risk and the imperative for holistic mitigation approaches

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Cyber resilience in the cyber world

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Australia’s cybersecurity sector: where are the women?

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Keep calm and carry on

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Women in cyber security from a recruiters perspective

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pages 50-51

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pages 46-47

Scarlett McDermott

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Jessica Williams

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pages 14-15

Emily Goodman

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Dina Atwell

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pages 24-27

Joyce Tiwari

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pages 18-19

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