Women In Technology Spotlight

Cybersecurity neu denken – mit Annika Wägenbauer

Annika Wägenbauer ist Gründerin von Cyber Security Redefined, Vice-Chair einer UN-Arbeitsgruppe und Expertin für strategische Cybersicherheit. In dieser Folge spricht sie über ihren ungewöhnlichen Weg vom Asylrecht über die Automobilbranche bis zur internationalen Cyber-Policy-Arbeit – und warum wir mehr Generalist:innen und Diversität in der Tech-Branche brauchen.

💡 Themen u. a.: – Karrierewege jenseits der Norm – Ethik, Rechtsphilosophie & KI – Awareness, Bildung & Purpose in der Cybersicherheit

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In dieser Folge des „Women in Technology Spotlight“ spreche ich mit Silvia Watzinger, Senior Project Managerin bei Bwin. Wir erhalten spannende Einblicke in die dynamische Welt von Online-Glücksspiel und Sportwetten, erfahren, wie Modernisierungs- und Cybersecurity-Projekte gesteuert werden und welche Herausforderungen Frauen in technischen Teams meistern.

Worüber wir in dieser Folge sprechen:

- Silvias Rolle bei Bwin: Initiativen in Sport-, Casino- und Gaming-Bereichen

- Die Vielfalt des Angebots: von Online-Casino-Spielen bis zu Live-Sportwetten und Social-Events

- Projektmanagement in heterogenen Teams: Technik, Business und Kundenservice synchronisieren

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Angela Stach ist seit 8 Jahren Lehrerin für Netzwerktechnik & Cybersecurity an der HTL Spengergasse, ebenda auch stellvertretende Leiterin der Cisco Academy, Gründerin der Hackerinnengruppe SpengerH4CKsen und des schulinternen Zertifizierungscenters.

Außerdem e-Education-Koordinatorin, Fachgruppenleiterin, Laborkustodin, u.v.m. Bevor sie Lehrerin wurde, war sie u.a. Systemadministrator, Privatdetektivin, und Grafik/Webdesigner. Neben ihrer Unterrichtstätigkeit bietet sie auch Awareness-Trainings für Firmen an und engagiert sich ehrenamtlich als Trainerin bei Shecurity.

Sasha Cohen O’Connell, PhD is the Senior Director for Cybersecurity Programs at Aspen Digital. Dr. O’Connell comes to Aspen from American University where she was an Executive in Residence and Senior Professorial Lecturer teaching U.S. cyber policy at the graduate and undergraduate levels and leading the graduate certificate in cyber policy and management she developed. O’Connell began her career at the FBI where she served most recently as the organization’s Chief Policy Advisory, Science and Technology and as the Section Chief of Office of National Policy for the FBI’s Deputy Director where she led policy...

Technologie ist unverzichtbar – doch mit ihr kommen auch Risiken. Barbara Streimelweger kennt sich aus: Nach über zehn Jahren in der ICT-Branche gründete sie ihr eigenes Unternehmen und begleitet seit mehr als 15 Jahren Unternehmen als Executive Consultant, Autorin und Mentorin. Ihr Schwerpunkt? Risiko- und Changemanagement als Schlüssel zu mehr Resilienz und Nachhaltigkeit.

In dieser Episode sprechen wir darüber, wie Unternehmen Cyberrisiken erkennen und strategisch darauf reagieren können. Barbara teilt ihre Erfahrungen aus der Praxis, erklärt, warum Veränderung nicht nur unvermeidlich, sondern auch eine Chance ist, und gibt wertvolle Tipps für ein zuku...

Jacqueline ist eine Data Scientist, die von ihrer früheren Karriere in der Öl- und Gasindustrie in den IT-Bereich gewechselt ist. Um eine solide Grundlage zu schaffen, schloss sie einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Informatik ab und begann in einem Cyber Defense Center zu arbeiten, um KI-Lösungen zur Unterstützung der SOC-Analysten zu entwickeln. Das aktuelle Projekt, an dem sie arbeitet, befasst sich mit dem Training eines überwachten Algorithmus für maschinelles Lernen zur Klassifizierung von bösartigem Verhalten im Netzwerk.

Julia Kotyza ist 30 Jahre alt und Network Security Engineer bei Schoeller Network Control, spezialisiert auf SD-WAN, SSE und SASE. Sie wohnt in Vösendorf und ist ein begeisterter "Nerd", der immer auf der Suche nach neuen Herausforderungen in der IT-Welt ist. Nach der HTL vertiefte sie ihre Leidenschaft für Netzwerksicherheit und IT. In ihrer Freizeit spielt sie gerne Online Shooter oder World of Warcraft, treibt viel Sport und genießt die Zeit mit ihrem 5-jährigen Sohn.

Natalia Petrova-Korudzhiyski kam im Jahr 2000 nach Österreich, um Maschinenbau zu studieren. Nach ihrem Abschluss startete sie ihre Karriere als Versuchstechnikerin und entwickelte sich zur Entwicklungsingenieurin im Bereich Brennkammer und Motorbremsen weiter.

Die Transformation in der Automobilindustrie brachte sie zur Automotive Cybersecurity, wo sie als CPSO maßgeblich an der Implementierung von CSMS- und TISAX-Zertifizierungen beteiligt war. Heute ist sie als Senior Business Consultant bei msg-Plaut Austria tätig. Sie unterstützt OEMs sowie Tier-1- und Tier-2-Lieferanten bei der Umsetzung von Cybersecurity-Regularien, von Gap-Analysen bis hin zu Zertifizierungen, und bringt dabei ihre Leidenschaft und Expertise in eine...

Carina Hochstrasser ist seit 2020 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Logistikum der FH Oberösterreich in Steyr, wo sie im Forschungsfeld "Supply Chain Risikomanagement, Resilienz und Security" tätig ist. Seit Oktober 2023 bringt sie ihre Expertise zusätzlich als Associate im Cybersecurity & Privacy Team bei PwC Österreich am Standort Linz ein. Mit einem Bachelor in "Internationalem Logistikmanagement" und einem berufsbegleitenden Master in "Supply Chain Management" konzentriert sich Carina auf die Cybersecurity in Lieferketten. Ihr Fokus liegt darauf, wie Unternehmen jeglicher Größe ihre Lieferkette gegen Cyberangriffe schützen können und gleichzeitig sicherstellen, dass sie selbst kein Risiko für ihre Partner darstelle

Elisabeth Gütl ist als Cybersecurity Engineer in der Automobilbranche tätig und entwickelt mit dem Fokus auf Produkt-Cybersecurity innovative Sicherheitslösungen für den Antriebsstrang des Fahrzeugs. Als Cybersecurity Engineer schreibt sie technische Anforderungen für das Produkt und führt Risikobewertungen durch. Sie absolvierte das Bachelor- und Masterstudium Maschinenbau an der TU Wien und spricht fünf Sprachen fließend.

Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann Michael betreibt sie eine Plattform für IT-Entscheider*innen und Digitalisierungsprofis, die Confare.

Mit ihrer Plattform vernetzen sie IT-Profis auf Events, im Blog und auf Social Media. Mit dem Confare #CIOSUMMITs veranstalten sie die wichtigsten IT-Management Treffpunkte im DACH-Raum und küren mit dem Confare #CIOAWARD die IT-Manager des Jahres in Österreich und der Schweiz.

In der Confare Female IT-Community und dem von ihr initiierten Female IT-Mentoring unterstützen hochkarätige IT-Entscheiderinnen und weibliche CIOs aktiv Frauen, die eine Karriere in der Unternehmens-IT anstreben.

Heute wieder einmal eine "Where are they now" Folge. Ich spreche mit Steffi Jakoubi mit der ich schon 2021 einmal interviewt habe.

Mittlerweile ist viel Wasser die Donau hinuntergeflossen. Seffi ist immer noch bei SBA Research aber mittlerweile Geschäftsleiterin Strategic Partner Management, Communication & Events. Steffi ist auch Mitbegründerin der sec4dev, einer Sicherheitskonferenz für Softwareentwickler.

Sie arbeitet seit 16 Jahren bei SBA Research, wo sie als Softwareentwicklerin begonnen hat. Da sie sich leidenschaftlich für Sicherheit, Sicherheitsbewusstsein und Frauen in der IT einsetzt, ist sie Vorstandsmitglied des Vereins CSA Cyber Security Austria und leitet den...

Als Managerin strategischer Projekte für Aus- und Weiterbildungen im Bereich IT entwickelt Julia Katovsky mit verschiedenen Partnern innovative Konzepte, um attraktive Alternativen zu klassischen, formalen Ausbildungen zu gestalten.

Damit möchte sie vor allem eines: Menschen, die sich beruflich verändern möchten, neue Perspektiven eröffnen. Vor allem die Zielgruppe der Quereinsteigerinnen liegt ihr sehr am Herzen, denn sie ist selbst studierte Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaftlerin und möchte deshalb gerne ihre Erfahrungen weitergeben, um anderen den Einstieg in die IT-Branche zu erleichtern.

Ihr großes Engagement zeigt sich auch in ihrem ehrenamtlichen Einsatz für Fra...

Meet Jennifer Culpepper: A Journey from Economics to Data Analytics

Jennifer is a passionate Data Analyst with expertise in Management and Economics. Initially drawn to a career in sales due to her strong communication abilities, Jennifer found herself captivated by data analysis. She soon realized her communication ability was equally valuable in tech, helping her explain complex results to stakeholders and clients. Her professional journey spans several countries, including the US, UAE, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Welcome back to our special "Where Are They Now?" episode of the Women in Technology Spotlight.

In this episode, we catch up with Jacqueline Berger, an inspiring figure who has made a significant transition from being a "data scientist in progress" to a full-fledged data scientist at Frequentis, all while juggling the roles of being a mother and a student.

Dive into Jacqueline's journey as she shares the challenges and triumphs of completing her bachelor's degree, landing her dream job in the safety-critical communication domain, and how she overcame the hurdles...

Sigrid Uray-Esterer is co-founder of the job-sharing platform JobTwins and has been working together with founder Katharina Miller on the development and expansion of job-sharing in Austria since mid-2021. The two mothers of two children each are convinced that part-time work not only deserves a better image but that there is still a lot of undiscovered potential that needs to be tapped in times of labor shortages. www.jobtwins.work

Margarita Misheva bezeichnet sich selbst als digitale Mutmacherin. Sie unterstützt vor allem Frauen dabei sich auf den Weg in die digitale Zukunft zu begeben. Die digitale Transformation eröffnet unzählige Möglichkeiten, die es zu entdecken und zu nutzen gilt. Um den digitalen Wandel als Unternehmer:in aktiv mitzugestalten, ist es entscheidend, Veränderungen zu verstehen und sie als Chance zu begreifen. In ihrer Rolle als IT-Dienstleisterin und digitale Strategie-Beraterin ist es ihre Leidenschaft, neue Denkweisen zu erforschen und technische Lösungen für Ein-Personen-Unternehmen (EPU) im Bereich der digitalen Transformation zu finden. Mit Mut, Freude und technischem Verstan...

Dr. Anna Fedorova, is a Senior IT Business Consultant at Senacor Technologies, a German consulting company that drives big-scale digital transformation in different large enterprises in such domains as banking, insurance, and automotive. She grew up in Ukraine, where she started her academic path, obtaining a double Master's degree in material science in Kyiv and Magdeburg, Germany. She later continued the scientific track with a Ph.D. in material science. After working for some years in IT consulting dealing with different projects around data modeling, transformation, and storage, she decided to go back to school to acquire another degree in...

In this podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of AI and data science with Rania Wazir, an accomplished mathematician and expert in the field. As co-founder and CTO of leiwand.ai, a startup promoting trustworthy AI solutions, Rania shares her insights on the importance of developing and implementing reliable AI technologies for organizations and businesses. With her extensive knowledge in natural language processing, social media monitoring, and trustworthy AI, she offers valuable expertise and talks about her involvement in various research and development projects related to building trust in AI systems. In addition, Rania's active involvement in international standards...

Pat Muoio is a seasoned technology professional and partner at Sinewave Ventures. With a diverse background that began in philosophy, Pat embarked on a career that led her to the U.S. intelligence community, where she discovered her passion for technology and problem-solving. She excelled as a crypto analyst, delving into the world of code-breaking and complex analysis. Pat's natural curiosity and drive to improve led her to become a self-taught programmer, utilizing technology as a powerful tool for analytical work. Over the years, her expertise expanded to encompass various aspects of computing, research, and leadership roles. Recognizing the need...

Welcome to the Women in Technology Spotlight podcast, where we showcase the accomplishments of women making a difference in the tech industry. Today we have an extraordinary woman as our guest who has been in the tech industry for over two decades and specializes in SaaS and B2B marketing. She's an expert in enterprise marketing, has integrated agile methodologies into non-technical disciplines, and is an advocate for Diversity and Inclusion and Women in Tech. Our guest is currently VP Global Marketing at Kubermatic, where she brings her extensive knowledge and experience to lead their marketing efforts. Prior to joining...

Kasia Gora, PhD. is the Co-founder and CTO of SCiFi Foods, a food tech company combining cultivated meat with plant-based ingredients to make burgers shockingly close to the taste of conventional beef. Since completing her PhD. in Biology at MIT.Kasia has spent more than a decade working at companies that harness cutting-edge science to create more sustainable solutions for some of the world's most pressing needs. Most recently, Kasia served as head of portfolio at Zymergen, focused on resource allocation for numerous R&D projects that leveraged synthetic biology to create value for external customers and internal product development...

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Premal Samale was born and raised in India and is now living in Silicon Valley with her husband and kid. She is a new mom and has been in tech for 8+ years. She is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer and is involved in Software Application Development with expertise in designing and implementing software modules.

She is San Jose City Chair for G100 Non-profit Organization. Outside of tech, you can find her spending time with her little one.

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Premal Samale wurde in Indien geboren und aufgewachsen und lebt...

In diesem Expert Talk diskutieren wir die Auswirkungen von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI), Algorithmen und Language Processing Engines auf unsere Welt. Wir werden die rasante Entwicklung bei Systemen betrachten, die im täglichen Leben mit uns kommunizieren, Informationen verarbeiten und auch neue Informationen generieren. Wir leben in einer spannenden Zeit, aber diese neuen Technologien bringen sowohl Chancen als auch Risiken.

Für Unternehmen, die sich mit der Veränderung auseinandersetzen müssen, ist es wichtig zu verstehen, wie sie diese Systeme am besten einsetzen können und wo die ethischen Grenzen liegen. Wir werden uns mit Fragen wie di...

DISCLAIMER: This episode is recorded in German.

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I had a conversation with Heidrun, a highly experienced IT professional with over 20 years of experience in presales and business development positions. As the Director of Systems Engineering at Nutanix in Central Europe, she leads a talented team of system engineers.

With a background in computer science, Heidrun has been responsible for the conception and architecture of modernization and consolidation projects in IT infrastructure. Her expertise in system engineering has been honed through years of experience, and she is known for her ability to design...

In this special episode, join us for the official launch of the Black Women in Tech DACH group! We are thrilled to launch this community to support and empower Black women in technology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This event will provide an opportunity to meet and connect with other Black women in tech and us and hear about our motivation for creating this group. We believe visibility is crucial for Black women in the tech industry, and we want to create a space for conversation and support. We aim to break down barriers and promote diversity and inclusiveness...

Wuraola is a pharmacist and data scientist, a passionate professional committed to advancing Artificial Intelligence practice. She is currently a Researcher(Data Science and Data Curation) at Imperial College London and previously Led Research and Innovation at Data Science Nigeria. Her research interest is in Natural Language Processing and she has also been at the forefront of unstructured data application and open-source access, especially in the area of health and language. She is the Author of the Hand-on Natural Language Processing course on LinkedIn Learning, Contributed to the AI in Medicine Textbook by Springer.

Sumita is an Engineering leader with over 15+ years of experience, currently leading teams at CarGurus as an Engineering Director. She is originally from India, moved to the USA for her Master's degree, and has built her career from the ground up. She has worked in various industries including health care, Finance, Insurance and currently working in the automobile industry!

She has been involved in Women who code Boston and Girls who code organizations. Technology and giving back to the community are very important to her. She is also a mom, so paving a path for the younger...

As an Engineering Senior Advisor, Roja provides data-driven and strategic solutions for clients using data engineering tools and technologies such as Apache Spark, Python, Databricks, SQL, and BI tools such as Tableau on cloud platforms, including AWS.

She Identifies and develops KPIs that have high-impact value for the business. She's passionate about diving deep into the data ocean, gaining insights, and using analytics for social good. She shares the knowledge and experience she has gained in her learning process through her speaking engagements and writing for well-known tech blogs.

She is a chapter co-lead for...

Karima Moudoub is a Business Development Manager at Fortinet. Diversity and inclusion are part of her DNA, being born French to Algerian parents. She had the opportunity during her childhood in Lyon to grow up with 30 different types of foreign origins with a lot of friends who had parents born elsewhere from Cambodia to Poland or Turkey. As Senior EMEA Cloud Security BDM at Fortinet, she also has embraced cultural differences as she grew mostly interacting with North American and EMEA Business partners, employers, and colleagues to develop new businesses mostly in different parts of the world. Once she...

Precious Kolawole is a Dev Degree Intern at Shopify, and a Generation Google Scholar. She is an adept Data Scientist, proficient in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Software Engineering for Data Science. She is particularly interested in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare while aiming to solve some of the world's hidden healthcare problems with technology. This inspired her brief attempt to pursue an undergraduate degree in Medical Rehabilitation at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, before her relocation to Canada to pursue a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honors) at Carleton University. You'll find Precious making funny and educating Tiktok...

Supreet is a Data Strategist and Data Scientist at Morgan Stanley, where she is the product owner of various AI products and is responsible for building data products. Before this role, she was a Technology and Data Science Consultant. She is also the founder of DataBuzz, a community to engage tech enthusiasts. She is an ardent writer and speaker on data science and AI topics. She is also on the advisory board for Rutgers University MBS analytics program and other organizations. She is an advocate for women in technology and a Google WomenTech Makers Ambassador.

Diese Woche wieder einmal eine Folge auf Deutsch mit einer ganz besonderen Frau: Malika Mataeva arbeitet als Cyber Security Engineer im Cyber Security Operation Center der WKO. Sie ist eines der besten Beispiele dafür dass es möglich ist jeden Berufsweg einzuschlagen wenn man ein Begeisterung für das Thema mitbringt auch wenn man sich nicht von Kindheit an für das Thema interessiert hat oder aus einem ganz anderen Hintergrund in die Technik und/oder Cybersecurity wechselt.

Malika flüchtete vor 18 Jahren mit ihrem Mann aus Tschetschenien nach Österreich. Sie hat einen schwierigen Weg hinter sich...

Margarette (Marga) Joven was born and raised in the Philippines and is now living in Canada with her husband and two kids. She has been in cybersecurity for more than 20 years and is currently working as a Staff Antivirus Analyst and is involved in training new analysts on how to analyze malware and how to detect them.

Meet Bosky Mukherjee CEO and founder of PMDojo. After making a highly successful career in Product at startups and Fortune 500 companies both in Vancouver and Silicon Valley Bosky founded her own company. PMDojo is a remote-first global learning community connecting product enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds, walks of life, and learning abilities to real-world career opportunities. Bosky's mission is to break down barriers and make careers in products more equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible for all irrespective of experience, background, or learning abilities. As a Product Leader and Founder of PMDojo, she helps career transitioners pivot into product roles with...

In 2020, Khadijah Amusat made the switch from public health to technology, and she has since developed her skills by taking online courses and attending boot camps. She participates actively in more than 15 web2 and web3 communities, including Web3 Ladies, Shecode Africa, Baddies in Tech, Learn web3 Dao, Hashnode, and others. She has volunteered as a developer advocate for Coil, an online monetization startup, in addition to serving as an ambassador for Chimoney. She is presently one of the top contributors to the Lazerpay Documentation since she enjoys working on open-source projects. She likes to travel and write articles in...

Chisom Elekwa is an Aspiring Security Analyst from Nigeria.

Student of the University of Nigeria, Nsuka where she is studying

medical radiography.

Her hobbies include baking, meeting people of like interests,

gaining new insights and of course, she loves cyber security.

She wants to become a security operations center (SOC) analyst, which for her is a very exciting adventure.

Since beginning her journey, she has interned for Mastercard, the young cisco network, and is currently at Tech4Dev.

This week's role model is data scientist Megan Lieu.

Megan developed a deep affinity for numbers at a young age, seeing them

as a means to not only solve problems but to tell stories as well. After

working in the financial sector, where she focused on business valuations

and financial transaction data, she pursued a career in data science.

As a Data Scientist, Megan uses her experience with Python, SQL, and R to

perform product experimentation and develop reporting pipelines at Narrator.

Temitope Oladokun, Temi for short, is Nigerian and lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Temi studied computer engineering in the northern part of Nigeria. Today, she's a Senior Technical Product Owner and has experience in managing technical products that innovate with cutting-edge technology (Computer Vision, NLP and Blockchain). As a technical product manager, she interacts with researchers, engineers, developers and scientists on a daily basis.

She's also the founder of Techie Geeks, where she trains teens in hardware and programming, and also builds robotics products on a small scale.

Besides technology, Temi loves to read...

Friederike Heyne studied at Heidelberg University, SoAS London and Oxford

University, with her focus shifting from European Art History to Transcultural

Studies with a focus on Contemporary Tibetan Art.

During her studies, she was able to gather several insights into marketing as

an intern and working student, which led her to join SAP after she graduated

in 2018.

Moving on from Product Management to SAP Women in Tech during the

summer of 2020, she is now a Project Manager for the initiative. Her focus is

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