International Woman's Day - Honoring Some Pioneers in Cybersecurity

 

 Today is National Woman’s Day.  I felt a second post is necessary to honor those women that were pioneers in the field of cybersecurity. Here is a list of s few notable women that I admire.

1. Dorothy Denning: She is considered one of the pioneers of cybersecurity and is known for her work in computer security and cryptography. She has written several books on the subject, including "Cryptography and Data Security" and "Information Warfare and Security."
2. Radia Perlman: She is known as the "Mother of the Internet" for her work in developing the spanning-tree protocol (STP), which is used to prevent network loops. She has also made significant contributions to network security and has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
3. Deborah Estrin: She is known for her work in the field of mobile sensing and has developed several mobile sensing applications that are used in healthcare and environmental monitoring. She is also a professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and has won numerous awards for her work.
4. Mary Ann Davidson: She is known for her work in software security and has been the Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Oracle since 2005. She has also been involved in developing security standards and has served on several cybersecurity advisory boards.
5. Winn Schwartau: She is known for her work in the field of information warfare and has written several books on the subject, including "Information Warfare: Cyberterrorism, and Cybercrime." She has also developed several security solutions and has been a consultant to the US government.
6. Paula DeWitte – Professor at Texas A&M University, School of Engineering and School of Law – Paula is teaching others the legal aspects of Cybersecurity Law leading the way in the field where law and computer science intersect.