24 February 2021

The Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) in partnership with The Security Collective are excited to offer an exclusive short masterclass aimed at women who are aspiring to be Chief Information Security Officers.

Facilitated by Cyber Security Coach Claire Pales, the CISO masterclass will provide both group and 1:1 coaching sessions for participants to understand potential career paths to CISO roles and to set goals for their own career progression.

24 February 2021

The Victorian Connections team at the Victoria State Government Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions interviewed 3 women from AWSN working in cybersecurity

12 January 2021

Welcome back. We hope you had a well deserved break. We are excited to launch some new programs and initiatives this year which we hope you will enjoy!

12 January 2021

Despite 2020 being full of unusual and unexpected challenges, with the help and support of our incredible volunteers, supporters and sponsors we were were grateful that we were able to continue operating.

09 November 2020

You would have noticed that our AWSN website is looking a bit different. We are so happy to launch our new AWSN website and Member Portal!

01 August 2019

W0m3nWh0HackM3lb0urn3 is a safe space for women who are keen to learn to ethically hack.

26 May 2019

How many times have you seen someone amazingly inspirational on stage and have thought how incredible it would be learn more from them but hesitated to ask?

05 March 2019

The AWSN website project was a collaborative effort between Swinburne University Hawthorn, external industry supervisors and AWSN and was part of Swinburne’s industry project scheme that provides students with professionally focused learning experiences during their final year of study.

04 February 2019

An interview with Perth, WA, ICT Professional – Tina

04 February 2019

A few weeks ago one of my colleagues came into work excitedly telling me how his 8-year-old daughter had just been on an app coding course.

04 February 2019

Over the recent years, diversity and inclusion have been a ‘hot topic’ from governments to business executives; kindergartens to higher education institutions

04 February 2019

An interview with the Founder of the AWSN – Jacqui Loustau

01 February 2019

Thanks to Amy O’Connor from WithYouWithMe for enabling this article series on veterans and to Mary-Jane for agreeing to be featured in this Profile of Veterans article.

01 February 2019

A change is actually as good as a holiday.

31 January 2019

A good cyber security program requires good management of risk

31 January 2019

I had just finished a course on ransomware when Wanna Cry hit

31 January 2019

This is a topic that will resonate with many information security folks – how to actually plant the seed for security culture change.

31 January 2019

Slip, Slop, Slap was the slogan of a famously successful campaign in Australia and New Zealand to raise the awareness for the public to protect themselves against the increased risk of skin cancer.

31 January 2019

Seeing women at the forefront of public discourse is essential to gender equity.

31 January 2019

Thanks to Amy O’Connor from WithYouWithMe for enabling this article series on veterans and to Steph for agreeing to be featured in this Profile of Veterans article.

31 January 2019

31 January 2019

Earlier this year, members of the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) along with industry peers, participated in a Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) event focused on women in cyber.

31 January 2019

People talk about wanting diversity but not everyone defines it the same way.

31 January 2019

An old friend recently remarked that I always know what I am going to do next, what my next job will be and how I am going to get it.

31 January 2019

There has been a lot discussion regarding the lack of women working in IT.

31 January 2019

Information security can be a hard nut to crack.

31 January 2019

As International Women’s Day draws closer, I’ve been thinking a lot about the theme of “leave no woman behind” and how this plays out in my own life and career.

29 January 2019

From space, to transport, to the design of cities, IoT is the latest acronym to sweep the cyber landscape.

29 January 2019

How not to let that creep into your home time

15 July 2016

This news blog will feature insights, information, and editorials on women in the information security sector, challenges faced, and motivational ideas.