Alumna Gives Back by Supporting Students
Saint Xavier University (SXU) alumna Mansi Thakar ’15 is giving back to her alma mater by supporting students through scholarship funding. A leader in the cybersecurity industry with an employer who matches her donations, Thakar was able to make twice the difference! Thakar feels that she wouldn’t be where she…
#LetsTalkLeadership with Cybercrime Support Network
Through the years, I have learned that strong leadership is not defined by a title, and in most situations does not require it. It does, however, require qualities like tenacity, and kindness. Last month, I had a chance to shed light on my personal type of leadership, Servant Leadership. Shoutout to Kristin…
Personal Digital Safety with @WomenCyberjutsu & @santamonicacity #NationalCybersecurityAwarenessMonth
With it being the last week of the #NationalCybersecurityAwarenessMonth, what have you done to improve your digital health? Today, October 27th 2018, Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) and the City of Santa Monica partnered up to hold free sessions at the public library to share best practices on securing your digital…
#NationalCybersecurityAwarenessMonth 2018
Update: Here is my blog post on the Personal Digital Safety sessions at the Santa Monica Library: http://mansi.us/?p=865 As most of you may know, October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the states. Tomorrow, I’m partnering with Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu & the city of Santa Monica to share tips on…
On the Road, Cybersecurity-Style (via @NewAmCyber)
Mansi Thakar obtained her Masters in Cybersecurity Operations and Leadership from University of San Diego and currently works for Playstation, Sony. She is featured in a PBS Documentary #LifeHackers. Itâs a story about three young people who want to break into the field, and their cross-country road-trip interviewing cybersecurity leaders…
Hosting Career Conversations with the @WomenCyberjutsu Board of Directors
I had a chance last month to host a panel discussion with the leaders of Womens Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC). For those of you who don’t know about WSC, it’s a nonprofit focused on empowering women to succeed in the cybersecurity industry. I first met the Founder Lisa Jiggetts in…
n00b attends #SANSSanDiego Bootcamp
SANS Bootcamp or in other words the most fun you will ever have while being fire-hosed with information. This past week was my first experience with SANS in their SEC401 bootcamp which basically resulted in me laughing every day. This included the: The frustrated “omg, I don’t get this”, the…
“11 Hangry Men” & I, @ #HackerSummerCamp
07/23/2017 – 07/30/2017. Famously known as #HackerSummerCamp, infamously known for “hide yo devices & hide your credit cards.” Conferences such as BSides Las Vegas, BlackHat, DefCon, DianaInitiative attracted people from all over to the 108 degree weather in Las Vegas. This week was a mixture of early morning bed times,…
AITP Golf Tournament + Tech Tuesday on KUSI
Jared Sanderson and myself on KUSI to talk about AITP’s 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament where all proceeds to go Computers to San Diego Kids. + Got the chance to give the #TechTuesdayTip
1st Hackathon, Intern Style
A staring contest for the eyes, a marathon for the fingers, and an obstacle course for the brain is what I pictured when I signed up for my first Hackathon. The Japanese company, I am interning for places a high value on innovation and so what was initially just a San…