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Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC) hosted its 2nd #BlackGirlsInCyber series ‘Cybersecurity Careers; How to get started on June 17th with a panel of black women, BGiC partners, and allies, including the Global Cyber Alliance. The webinar addresses different paths into cybersecurity, how to find a job, skills you should develop, certifications and training, and what is most important for a successful career.

The webinar features BGiC founder Talya C. Parker, Accenture’s Akilah Tunsill, Black Girls Hack founder Tennisha Martin, the IRS’ Deidra Artis Phyall, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Alicia Grasfeder, CISA’s Alaina Clark, BGiC’s Sherree Rhoden, and Carla Johnson, and GCA’s Phil Reitinger.

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is delighted to announce a partnership with Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC), a non-profit organization that aims to increase diversity for black women in Cybersecurity, STEM, and Privacy careers. GCA looks forward to supporting BGiC via community events and webinars, hosting community forums, and providing training via the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit.

“We’re excited to be able to increase access to resources, training, and employment opportunities through BGiC partnership with GCA. We are actively working towards closing the cybersecurity talent gap and creating better opportunities for more diverse representation in the field” said Talya Parker, Founder, President, and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber.

“The work Talya Parker is doing with BGIC is of critical importance. Diversity in technology professions, particularly cybersecurity, is essential both for equity and inclusion and for solving the security challenges we face. The more leadership the community can present, and the role models we can develop, the better,” said Philip Reitinger, President and CEO, Global Cyber Alliance. “We are pleased to partner with BGIC and look forward to supporting its initiatives and finding ways we can work together.”

Talya Parker is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC). She is a Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Risk Management executive with over eight years of advisory, consulting, and industry experience combined. She is a Jamaican-born, Florida-raised, Cybersecurity and Privacy Engineer at Google.

Talya obtained a Masters in Cybersecurity from Brown University; and a Masters of International Business from Nova Southeastern University. Talya is also an alumnus of the illustrious HBCU, Florida A&M University, where she obtained her Bachelors of Science in Business Education.

Talya has worked with top corporations like Deloitte, Nike, and most recently, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Talya was responsible for the GRC implementation of an AWS Cloud Integration. She led cross-functional teams through stakeholder management, requirements development, and risk mitigation strategies in order to meet privacy and security regulatory requirements. In her new role, she'll develop internal policies and drive privacy reviews for Google products.

TAMPA, Fla. — Professionals that fight cyber threats are in high demand, but the non-profit Black Girls in Cyber says the field is not as diverse as it can be.

The organization is giving African-American women from all walks of life a chance at a second career in cyber security. "I am a Senior Information Security Engineer," said Carla Plummer. It's a challenging career that has afforded the mother of two the flexibility to work from home.

"My focus is security tools," she added. It is just one job of a vast industry, yet lacking when it comes to diversity in talent. "You don't see very many women," said Plummer. "When you talk about African-American women, the key is early exposure.”

Share The Mic In Cyber is a day-long social media campaign to honor Black practitioners as part of the cyber communities’ effort to elevate Black voices. On October 22, 2021 our Director of Mentorship Deidra A. Phyall partnered with Joshua at DFIR Science to talk about the skills and knowledge needed to get a job in Cybersecurity

Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC) hosted its 2nd #BlackGirlsInCyber series ‘Cybersecurity Careers; How to get started on June 17th with a panel of black women, BGiC partners, and allies, including the Global Cyber Alliance. The webinar addresses different paths into cybersecurity, how to find a job, skills you should develop, certifications and training, and what is most important for a successful career.

The webinar features BGiC founder Talya C. Parker, Accenture’s Akilah Tunsill, Black Girls Hack founder Tennisha Martin, the IRS’ Deidra Artis Phyall, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Alicia Grasfeder, CISA’s Alaina Clark, BGiC’s Sherree Rhoden, and Carla Johnson, and GCA’s Phil Reitinger.

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is delighted to announce a partnership with Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC), a non-profit organization that aims to increase diversity for black women in Cybersecurity, STEM, and Privacy careers. GCA looks forward to supporting BGiC via community events and webinars, hosting community forums, and providing training via the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit.

“We’re excited to be able to increase access to resources, training, and employment opportunities through BGiC partnership with GCA. We are actively working towards closing the cybersecurity talent gap and creating better opportunities for more diverse representation in the field” said Talya Parker, Founder, President, and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber.

“The work Talya Parker is doing with BGIC is of critical importance. Diversity in technology professions, particularly cybersecurity, is essential both for equity and inclusion and for solving the security challenges we face. The more leadership the community can present, and the role models we can develop, the better,” said Philip Reitinger, President and CEO, Global Cyber Alliance. “We are pleased to partner with BGIC and look forward to supporting its initiatives and finding ways we can work together.”

Talya Parker is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC). She is a Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Risk Management executive with over eight years of advisory, consulting, and industry experience combined. She is a Jamaican-born, Florida-raised, Cybersecurity and Privacy Engineer at Google.

Talya obtained a Masters in Cybersecurity from Brown University; and a Masters of International Business from Nova Southeastern University. Talya is also an alumnus of the illustrious HBCU, Florida A&M University, where she obtained her Bachelors of Science in Business Education.

Talya has worked with top corporations like Deloitte, Nike, and most recently, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Talya was responsible for the GRC implementation of an AWS Cloud Integration. She led cross-functional teams through stakeholder management, requirements development, and risk mitigation strategies in order to meet privacy and security regulatory requirements. In her new role, she'll develop internal policies and drive privacy reviews for Google products.

TAMPA, Fla. — Professionals that fight cyber threats are in high demand, but the non-profit Black Girls in Cyber says the field is not as diverse as it can be.

The organization is giving African-American women from all walks of life a chance at a second career in cyber security. "I am a Senior Information Security Engineer," said Carla Plummer. It's a challenging career that has afforded the mother of two the flexibility to work from home.

"My focus is security tools," she added. It is just one job of a vast industry, yet lacking when it comes to diversity in talent. "You don't see very many women," said Plummer. "When you talk about African-American women, the key is early exposure.”

Share The Mic In Cyber is a day-long social media campaign to honor Black practitioners as part of the cyber communities’ effort to elevate Black voices. On October 22, 2021 our Director of Mentorship Deidra A. Phyall partnered with Joshua at DFIR Science to talk about the skills and knowledge needed to get a job in Cybersecurity

Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC) hosted its 2nd #BlackGirlsInCyber series ‘Cybersecurity Careers; How to get started on June 17th with a panel of black women, BGiC partners, and allies, including the Global Cyber Alliance. The webinar addresses different paths into cybersecurity, how to find a job, skills you should develop, certifications and training, and what is most important for a successful career.

The webinar features BGiC founder Talya C. Parker, Accenture’s Akilah Tunsill, Black Girls Hack founder Tennisha Martin, the IRS’ Deidra Artis Phyall, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Alicia Grasfeder, CISA’s Alaina Clark, BGiC’s Sherree Rhoden, and Carla Johnson, and GCA’s Phil Reitinger.

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is delighted to announce a partnership with Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC), a non-profit organization that aims to increase diversity for black women in Cybersecurity, STEM, and Privacy careers. GCA looks forward to supporting BGiC via community events and webinars, hosting community forums, and providing training via the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit.

“We’re excited to be able to increase access to resources, training, and employment opportunities through BGiC partnership with GCA. We are actively working towards closing the cybersecurity talent gap and creating better opportunities for more diverse representation in the field” said Talya Parker, Founder, President, and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber.

“The work Talya Parker is doing with BGIC is of critical importance. Diversity in technology professions, particularly cybersecurity, is essential both for equity and inclusion and for solving the security challenges we face. The more leadership the community can present, and the role models we can develop, the better,” said Philip Reitinger, President and CEO, Global Cyber Alliance. “We are pleased to partner with BGIC and look forward to supporting its initiatives and finding ways we can work together.”

Talya Parker is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls in Cyber (BGiC). She is a Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Risk Management executive with over eight years of advisory, consulting, and industry experience combined. She is a Jamaican-born, Florida-raised, Cybersecurity and Privacy Engineer at Google.

Talya obtained a Masters in Cybersecurity from Brown University; and a Masters of International Business from Nova Southeastern University. Talya is also an alumnus of the illustrious HBCU, Florida A&M University, where she obtained her Bachelors of Science in Business Education.

Talya has worked with top corporations like Deloitte, Nike, and most recently, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Talya was responsible for the GRC implementation of an AWS Cloud Integration. She led cross-functional teams through stakeholder management, requirements development, and risk mitigation strategies in order to meet privacy and security regulatory requirements. In her new role, she'll develop internal policies and drive privacy reviews for Google products.

TAMPA, Fla. — Professionals that fight cyber threats are in high demand, but the non-profit Black Girls in Cyber says the field is not as diverse as it can be.

The organization is giving African-American women from all walks of life a chance at a second career in cyber security. "I am a Senior Information Security Engineer," said Carla Plummer. It's a challenging career that has afforded the mother of two the flexibility to work from home.

"My focus is security tools," she added. It is just one job of a vast industry, yet lacking when it comes to diversity in talent. "You don't see very many women," said Plummer. "When you talk about African-American women, the key is early exposure.”