Women in Security Podcast

In this episode, I sat down with Laura Fitzgerald, Principal Legal Counsel in Forcepoint, a global cyber security company. Laura is a lawyer based in Dublin and leads the EMEA legal function and has responsibility for the global engineering Centres of Excellence. In 2019, Laura was the only Irish woman selected by Banco Santander for the World 50, where she attended UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Leadership programme ...

Joanne O'Connor brings her experience in public relations, UX, and project management to her current role as Cyber Security Training and Education officer at HPE. She is the lead of Cyber Women Ireland – which at a country level looks to encourage the advancement and capacity of women involved in all aspects of the Irish security sector and security community, through the exchange of information and the cultivation of productive re...

.Coming from a previous career as a University Research Academic and Professional Archaeologist, Eimear made the jump to Cybersecurity about 10 years ago; since then, she’s held Senior Management roles across Information Security, Privacy and Data Governance, and is currently focused on Identity and Access Governance. A self-confessed life-long learner, she also has special interests in Strategy/Policy Development, Organisational C...

Louise O Hagan is the Education Officer in CyberSafe Ireland, which is a not-for-profit organisation, established in 2015, that works to educate children, parents and teachers to navigate the online world in a safe way  -She has a masters in Cyberpsychology and is in write up phase of a PhD in the human element of cybersecurity ( her research is specifically on how human are exploited for data online in illegal contexts p...

Valerie Lyons is a highly experienced and respected information security professional. An accomplished Information Security Risk Manager with extensive experience at senior level in the financial services sector, Valerie has a successful track record in delivering business-driven information security solutions. She has a strong focus on team development and leadership, with excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills. Prior to...

Lydia Behan joined CRH, one of the world's leading building materials companies, in 2018. She joined the organization after moving back to Dublin from Toronto, Canada where she was a member of the Fraud and Financial Crimes Management Group at TD, the largest bank in Canada. At TD, Lydia was responsible for the management and development of the Threat Intelligence and Cyber-Enabled Fraud practice. Prior to TD Bank, she has several ...

Michelle Garrigan has recently joined the Global Information Security team as Country Information Security Officer for Bank of America Merrill Lynch International in Ireland. Michelle brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in both financial services and information security, having worked across Retail and Corporate Banking, Supplier Relationship Management and Information Security. Prior to joining Bank of ...

In this episode, my guest is Ciara Feeney, Chief Information Security Officer at Athora.  Ciara has worked in IT and networks for over 15 years managing large and complex IT environments. She started her career with BT in a 3 months contract which progressed to an 8 years career with them  which saw her move from sales to engineering. She has also successfully transitioned from telco to retail and now financial services. ...

Martina Costelloe is a Security Risk Professional with 25 years’ experience in all aspects of Information Security in Financial Services. Having previously filled a number of roles in Information Technology with AIB, she joined SMBC Aviation Capital as Information Security Manager in December 2014. Areas of specialisation include risk assessment, standards and good practice, Cybercrime prevention and user awareness. Martina is part...

In this episode, I sat down with Jacky Fox, Managing Director and Security Lead for Accenture Ireland. Prior to that. she led the cybersecurity and IT Forensic practice for Deloitte in Ireland and lectures on the MSc in Cyber Security for University College Dublin. She is also the vice chair of Cyber Ireland. She has 20+ years’ experience working in technology and security and advises leading Irish and international organ...

In this episode, my guest is the Director of Technical Services at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California. Previously, Tammy Hawkins served as Vice President of Cyber and Intelligence at Mastercard in Dublin, Ireland. During her decade at Mastercard, she led important security innovation initiatives which included launching one of the first mobile biometric authentication payment systems (Identity Check), and managing AI/ML F...

In this episode, my guest is the Chief Information Security Officer at Truata, a Data Anonymization firm set up by IBM and MasterCard. Kelly Mckillen started her career with AIB, one of the leading financial institutions in Ireland, as a graduate and worked, over the years in several departments, before moving into Information Security. Kelly explains how important it is to leverage your network and resources in a role. She describ...

 Hi and Welcome to the Women in Security Podcast.   This podcast is devoted to the world of cyber security and the great women who make it turn.  In each episode, I sit down with a guest speaker to discuss their experiences and touch on some of the lesser known aspects of the industry. We'll shed light on the routes to the various technical and non-technical roles in this space, as well as exploring the skillset...