With us today are Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurty (WiCyS) and Martha Laughman, Veterans Iniative Lead at WiCyS and Director of Workforce Development at Smoothstack. Lynn and Martha are here to talk about the amazing programs for women and women veterans at WiCyS.
 
 

WiCyS is so much more than a conference for women in cybersecurity. Its presence spans the globe and its programs are myriad. Mentorship, student scholarships, training, special interest groups, job boards, veterans' assistance, and apprenticeships are all available.
 
 

Smoothstack is a partner of WiCyS, and has created a program for women veteran apprenticeships designed to benefit all parties involved.
 
 

The program is based on attitude, aptitude and intitial assessments, but requires no cybersecurity knowledge at the start. Apprentices are paid, trained, and qualified when they come out, working for employers on a two-year contract at a minimum. The program addresses employers' fears over being the first ones to hire and train new talent only to lose them.
 
 

WiCyS is a phenomenal organization, and there are ample opporutnities for allies - not just women - to join.
 
 

Key Takeaways 
 

0:24 Allan Introducs Lynn and Martha
 

1:18 Lynn gives an overview of WiCyS' origins
 

2:06 Lynn explains the many WiCyS worldwide programs outside of the conference itself
 

6:45 Lynn introduces the veterans' assistance program
 

7:33 Lynn explains the origins of the veterans' apprenticeship program
 

8:54 Lynn explains why WiCyS chose Smoothstack and its program for women veterans' apprenticeships
 

10:14 Lynn explains the specific challenges and needs of women veterans
 

11:51 Martha shares a bit about her past, and her personal motivations
 

15:05 Martha elaborates on the program at Smoothstack with a very human story
 

17:14 Martha outlines the full process of the apprenticeship program
 

18:10 Martha outlines the tests for entry into the program
 

20:44 Martha states that employers hiring new talent suffer training overhead followed by attrition
 

21:40 The Smoothstack/WiCyS program pays candidates to get trained to readiness and guarantees employers two years minimum
 

23:40 Martha explains that cybersecurity has become a sellers' market and that jobs remain open because employers cannot pay enough
 

26:20 Lynn explains her motivation and drive to build such programs
 

27:23 Martha asks our listeners to join WiCyS, noting that membership is very affordable
 

28:23 Lynn echoes Martha's advice and recommends browsing the WiCyS website
 

28:47 Allan asks listeners to dontate to WiCyS
 
 
Links: 

Learn more about WiCyS at <a href='https://www.wicys.org/'>www.wicys.org</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/WiCySorg'>Twitter</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-cybersecurity-wicys/'>LinkedIn</a> 

Learn more about Smoothstack at <a href='https://www.smoothstack.com/'>smoothstack.com</a> 

Learn more about Lynn Dohm on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndohm/'>LinkedIn</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/lynn_dohm'>Twitter</a> 

Learn more about Martha Laughman on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-laughman/'>LinkedIn</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/MarthaLaughman'>Twitter</a> 

Follow <a href='https://allanalford.com/'>Allan Alford</a> on <a href='https://linkedin.com/in/allanalford'>LinkedIn</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/AllanAlfordinTX'>Twitter</a> 

Learn more about <a href='https://hackervalley.com/'>Hacker Valley Studio</a> and <a href='https://hackervalley.com/cyberranch'>The Cyber Ranch Podcast</a> 

Sponsored by our good friends at <a href='https://axonius.com/'>Axonius</a>

With us today are Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurty (WiCyS) and Martha Laughman, Veterans Iniative Lead at WiCyS and Director of Workforce Development at Smoothstack. Lynn and Martha are here to talk about the amazing programs for women and women veterans at WiCyS.



WiCyS is so much more than a conference for women in cybersecurity. Its presence spans the globe and its programs are myriad. Mentorship, student scholarships, training, special interest groups, job boards, veterans' assistance, and apprenticeships are all available.



Smoothstack is a partner of WiCyS, and has created a program for women veteran apprenticeships designed to benefit all parties involved.



The program is based on attitude, aptitude and intitial assessments, but requires no cybersecurity knowledge at the start. Apprentices are paid, trained, and qualified when they come out, working for employers on a two-year contract at a minimum. The program addresses employers' fears over being the first ones to hire and train new talent only to lose them.



WiCyS is a phenomenal organization, and there are ample opporutnities for allies - not just women - to join.



Key Takeaways


0:24 Allan Introducs Lynn and Martha


1:18 Lynn gives an overview of WiCyS' origins


2:06 Lynn explains the many WiCyS worldwide programs outside of the conference itself


6:45 Lynn introduces the veterans' assistance program


7:33 Lynn explains the origins of the veterans' apprenticeship program


8:54 Lynn explains why WiCyS chose Smoothstack and its program for women veterans' apprenticeships


10:14 Lynn explains the specific challenges and needs of women veterans


11:51 Martha shares a bit about her past, and her personal motivations


15:05 Martha elaborates on the program at Smoothstack with a very human story


17:14 Martha outlines the full process of the apprenticeship program


18:10 Martha outlines the tests for entry into the program


20:44 Martha states that employers hiring new talent suffer training overhead followed by attrition


21:40 The Smoothstack/WiCyS program pays candidates to get trained to readiness and guarantees employers two years minimum


23:40 Martha explains that cybersecurity has become a sellers' market and that jobs remain open because employers cannot pay enough


26:20 Lynn explains her motivation and drive to build such programs


27:23 Martha asks our listeners to join WiCyS, noting that membership is very affordable


28:23 Lynn echoes Martha's advice and recommends browsing the WiCyS website


28:47 Allan asks listeners to dontate to WiCyS


Links:

Learn more about WiCyS at <a href='https://www.wicys.org/'>www.wicys.org</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/WiCySorg'>Twitter</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-cybersecurity-wicys/'>LinkedIn</a>

Learn more about Smoothstack at <a href='https://www.smoothstack.com/'>smoothstack.com</a>

Learn more about Lynn Dohm on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndohm/'>LinkedIn</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/lynn_dohm'>Twitter</a>

Learn more about Martha Laughman on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-laughman/'>LinkedIn</a> and on <a href='https://twitter.com/MarthaLaughman'>Twitter</a>

Follow <a href='https://allanalford.com/'>Allan Alford</a> on <a href='https://linkedin.com/in/allanalford'>LinkedIn</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/AllanAlfordinTX'>Twitter</a>

Learn more about <a href='https://hackervalley.com/'>Hacker Valley Studio</a> and <a href='https://hackervalley.com/cyberranch'>The Cyber Ranch Podcast</a>

Sponsored by our good friends at <a href='https://axonius.com/'>Axonius</a>

With us today are Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurty (WiCyS) and Martha Laughman, Veterans Iniative Lead at WiCyS and Director of Workforce Development at Smoothstack.  Lynn and Martha are here to talk about the amazing programs...

With us today are Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurty (WiCyS) and Martha Laughman, Veterans Iniative Lead at WiCyS and Director of Workforce Development at Smoothstack.  Lynn and Martha are here to talk about the amazing programs for women and women veterans at WiCyS.

WiCyS is so much more than a conference for women in cybersecurity. Its presence spans the globe and its programs are myriad. Mentorship, student scholarships, training, special interest groups, job boards, veterans' assistance, and apprenticeships are all available.

Smoothstack is a partner of WiCyS, and has created a program for women veteran apprenticeships designed to benefit all parties involved.

The program is based on attitude, aptitude and intitial assessments, but requires no cybersecurity knowledge at the start. Apprentices are paid, trained, and qualified when they come out, working for employers on a two-year contract at a minimum.  The program addresses employers' fears over being the first ones to hire and train new talent only to lose them.

WiCyS is a phenomenal organization, and there are ample opporutnities for allies - not just women - to join.

Key Takeaways
0:24 Allan Introducs Lynn and Martha

1:18 Lynn gives an overview of WiCyS' origins

2:06 Lynn explains the many WiCyS worldwide programs outside of the conference itself

6:45 Lynn introduces the veterans' assistance program

7:33 Lynn explains the origins of the veterans' apprenticeship program

8:54 Lynn explains why WiCyS chose Smoothstack and its program for women veterans' apprenticeships

10:14 Lynn explains the specific challenges and needs of women veterans

11:51 Martha shares a bit about her past, and her personal motivations

15:05 Martha elaborates on the program at Smoothstack with a very human story

17:14 Martha outlines the full process of the apprenticeship program

18:10 Martha outlines the tests for entry into the program

20:44 Martha states that employers hiring new talent suffer training overhead followed by attrition

21:40 The Smoothstack/WiCyS program pays candidates to get trained to readiness and guarantees employers two years minimum

23:40 Martha explains that cybersecurity has become a sellers' market and that jobs remain open because employers cannot pay enough

26:20 Lynn explains her motivation and drive to build such programs

27:23 Martha asks our listeners to join WiCyS, noting that membership is very affordable

28:23 Lynn echoes Martha's advice and recommends browsing the WiCyS website

28:47 Allan asks listeners to dontate to WiCyS
Links:
Learn more about WiCyS at www.wicys.org and on Twitter and on LinkedIn
Learn more about Smoothstack at smoothstack.com
Learn more about Lynn Dohm on LinkedIn and on Twitter
Learn more about Martha Laughman on LinkedIn and on Twitter
Follow Allan Alford on LinkedIn and Twitter
Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio and The Cyber Ranch Podcast
Sponsored by our good friends at Axonius

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