ROSEVILLE, CA – An Influencer, a Hacker, a top legal mind, and a “Barrier Breaker” will be some of the first recipients of the Cybersecurity Women of the Year Awards (CSWY Awards). The inaugural awards gala will be held in Las Vegas on August 5 – the week of the Black Hat, DEFCON, and B-Sides Las Vegas conferences – at the Lotus Room in the Luxor Hotel.
See the full list of nominees and details on their work here.
The Las Vegas conferences bring tens of thousands of industry analysts, hackers, designers, venture capitalists, and executives together to discuss risks and threats facing enterprises and society in general. Organizers of the CSWY Awards say they want to “lighten the mood a bit”, bringing together conference participants for a celebration recognizing women in the security space during breakthrough work and transforming the industry.
“It is very rare to talk about the achievements and milestones in cybersecurity. We have a community of wonderful people doing terrific work, but the only time anyone notices them is when something goes wrong,” said Carmen Marsh, the organizer of the Cybersecurity Women of the Year Awards and CEO of the cyber-risk management…
