Women Rock IT

March 12, 2020

SECURITY

Women at Cisco take on the Cyberstart Challenge – Will You?

3 min read

At Cisco, we wanted to create an internal competition to encourage our Women in Cybersecurity community members to step out of their comfort zone and learn new areas of cybersecurity. Nearly one hundred Cisco women across the globe participated in the CyberStart Challenge.

One woman’s career journey from student to cybersecurity professional

4 min read

Samantha faced sexism at school but it didn't slow her down in pursuing the technical job of her dreams.

How Women-Rock IT Empowers Women to Pursue STEM

2 min read

This guest post was written by Emma Reid, global marketing manager, Cisco Networking Academy Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific & Japan at Cisco and recent winner of the ARN Women in IT Awards.

A Lifelong Journey of Education and Science

3 min read

In advance of her presentation at a Women Rock IT event, entrepreneur Maha Achour shares her journey from her birth in North Africa to a career in a STEM field, how she balances family and career and how she supports young people to help them achieve STEM careers.

How Innovations in Indonesian Aquaculture Reduce Wastewater and Increase Yield

3 min read

Global Problem Solver Challenge winner and Women Rock IT guest Azellia Alma Shafira tells us about her aquaculture startup Banoo.

The Founder, CEO and CTO of Niramai on Increasing Early Detection of Breast Cancer

5 min read

Dr. Geetha Manjunath shares her personal experience with STEM education and how she founded Niramai to develop new cancer screening software using machine intelligence with thermography images—enabling a low cost, easy to use, portable solution to detect cancer.

Data, Privacy and You: How To Manage Data Privacy and Teach It to Children

3 min read

As a data privacy expert and mother of two, Cisco's Lorena Marciano often gets asked by parents about how they can protect their children's privacy online. Here's what she recommends.

Captaining Shark-Detecting Drones in Australia

4 min read

Drones have many practical oceanic applications including everything from real-time shore alerts when sharks are present to collecting humpback whale exhale condensate -- or snot -- to track whale health.