Women In Security Magazine Issue 12

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Lisa Ventura Founder – Cyber Security Unity

L

isa Ventura is nothing if not ambitious.

where the cyber security industry can come together

Her goal, she says, is to “build a global

to talk about the latest threats, key trends and

community in cybersecurity consisting

topics that every cyber security professional should

of all the key membership organisations,

know about.”

government bodies and community

groups, collaborating to help combat the growing

Ventura got into cybersecurity in 2009 when she

cyber threat.”

joined Titania, a cybersecurity software development company founded by her then husband. It was a big

And she has already created a vehicle to realise

transition from her previous role in the entertainment

that goal: Cyber Security Unity, a metamorphosis

industry: working with the host of a TV program:

from an organisation she formed earlier: The UK

Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Cyber Security Organisation, which she set up after spotting a gap in the UK market for a cybersecurity

“I have always had a strong interest in psychology and

trade organisation.

how the minds of cyber criminals work, ie what drives them to do what they do and to hack into systems,”

Ventura says she created Cyber Security Unity to

Ventura explains. “My ex-husband was a pen tester

“bring all the great work being done in the industry

who undertook work for the likes of the Ministry of

together under one roof and to foster greater

Defence and the UK Government, but he couldn’t tell

collaboration in the industry which has traditionally

me much about what he did as he was bound by the

been missing to date.”

Official Secrets Act. His work always fascinated me. So when I had the opportunity in 2009 to join the

According to its website Cyber Security Unity is “a

cybersecurity software development company he

new global community … to help unite the industry

founded, Titania Ltd, I jumped at the chance to do so,

and combat the growing cyber threat.” It promises

and I never looked back.”

to “hold regular networking meetings and events

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Savannah Dockerty

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Sheida Sabeti

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Different perspectives

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Identity proofing, identity verification and fraud prevention

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Incident response competition

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managing risk and resilience

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pages 116-119

a rewarding profession

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Taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity

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or nothing

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pages 108-109

Engagement with an impersonator

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pages 100-103

changing career through recruitment

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pages 76-78

Balancing risk and productivity in a hybrid world

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experience and professional fulfillment

3min
pages 104-105

Don’t get poor fast

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pages 90-91

material risk grows

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pages 92-93

after 12 years in finance

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Why I became a cybersecurity expert

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pages 72-73

operator in the Australian Army Reserves

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pages 64-65

early careers

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pages 66-71

Cyber is not your get-rich-quick option

3min
pages 62-63

Reshmi Hariharan

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pages 50-51

Farah Chamseddine

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pages 48-49

Martina Saldi

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pages 46-47

Holly Wright

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pages 44-45

Dr Fauzia Idrees Abro

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page 43

Johanna Williamson

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Get-rich-quick crypto scams

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Lisa Ventura

3min
pages 30-31

Catherine Dawson

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pages 38-39

Rachael Greaves

6min
pages 35-37

Belinda Stewart

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Kao Hansell

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Jenna Salvesen

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Melanie Truscott

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