Do not forget to checkout Meetup groups and Eventbrite and to follow women influencer.
Women in cybersecurity (specific cybersecurity)
WoSEC
Women of Security (WoSEC) is a community for women, including LGBTQ+ women, non-binary, trans and gender nonconforming, who have an interest in cyber security.
We have chapters all over the world, find them here: https://www.womenofsecurity.com/
List of other communities for Women and minorities in Cybersecurity
- Infosec Girls, Global
- Women in Cybersecurity Community, Amsterdam
- ECSO – Women4Cyber, Europe
- Ladies Hacking Society, UK
- Leading Cyber Ladies, Toronto, Canada
- The InfoSec Hoppers, Manchester, UK
- Cult of the party parrot, 100% women CTF team from Australia and New Zealand
- Black hoodie, in Europe and US
- WISP: Women in Security and privacy, San Francisco, CA
- WSC: Women Society of Cyber Jutsu, USA
- WSS: Women’s security Society, UK
- WICS: Women in Cyber Security Foundation, The Hague, Netherlands
- CEFCYS: Cercle des femmes dans la cybersécurité, Paris, France
- OWASP Women in Appsec, many locations
- The InfoSec Society with Hacker Women’s CTF team an all women’s wargaming team, US
- EWF: Executive Women Forum, New Jersey, US
- Women in cyber
- She secures, online and offline (Africa)
- LoWiCyS: League of Women in Cybersecurity, Raleigh/Durham, NC, USA
- Crypto Chicks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PenTest ladies, Nairobi ,Kenya
- AWSN: Australian Women in Security network
- Fraud women’s network
- WID: Women in defense, Arlington, VA, USA
- Haxx group, An ethical hacking learning group. Free security technical classes for women or people who identify as women or non-binary folks breaking into the infosec field, Melbourne Australia
- W0m3nWh0HackM3Lb0urn3 monthly ethical hacking group for women run by Brigitte Lewis in Melbourne Australia
- Blackhoodie, Global
- AWSN: Australian Women in Security Network
- Cyber Shikshaa, India
- infosecwomen
- WiS-KC: Women in Security, Kansas City, USA
- WOMCY: Latam Women In Cybersecurity, Latam
- WiCS: BAE Systems’ Women in Cybersecurity, Global
- She Ciso Exec, UK and Sri Lanka
- Seidea, UK
- International Consortium Of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals
- Infosec girl, Thailand
- WeAreHackerz, Global
Social Media Groups, Slack for Women in Cybersecurity and related areas
- WoSEC: Women of Security Global, Linkedin Group
- WoSEC Paris: Women of Security, Paris, Linkedin Group
- WoSEC Montreal: Women of Security Montreal, Linkedin Group
- WISECRA: Women in Security & Resilience Alliance
- Infosec Thai Girl, Thailand, Facebook Group
- Mentor & Mentee Women In Cybersecurity, Linkedin Group, Global
- Women Know Cyber Group, Linkedin Group, Global
- Women in Security group, Linkedin, Global
- Help A Sister Up, Linkedin Group, Global
- Women in CyberSec, Linkedin Group, Switzerland
- ASEAN Region Women in Security Network, Linkedin Group
- Canadian Women in Security Forum, Linkedin Group
- MYWiS: Malaysian Women in Security, Linkedin Group
- 한국 여성 사이버보안 네트워크 / Korean Network for Women in Cybersecurity, Linkedin Group
- Philadelphia Women & Cyber Security, Linkedin Group
- WiCyS: Women in CYberSecurity, Linkedin Group
- PWCA: The Philippine Women in Cyber Alliance, Linkedin Group
- NZNWS: New Zealand Network for Women in Security, Linkedin Group
- Women in Cybersecurity of Spain, Linkedin Group
- Security Divas, Linkedin Group
- Women in Cyber Security Middle East, Linkedin Group
- Women4Cyber, Linkedin Group
- BNWS: Balkan Network for Women in Security, Linkedin Group
- Belgian Network for Women in Security Initiative, Linkedin Group
- Turkish Women in Security Network, Linkedin Group
- REMS: Red Española de Mujeres en Seguridad, Linkedin Group
- WISE Women in Security Sweden, Linkedin Group
- Women in Crisis Management, Linkedin Group
- AFWSN: African Women in Security Network, Linkedin Group
- AWSN: Australian Women in Security Network, Linkedin Group
- WISP: Women in Security and Privacy, Linkedin Group
- WIIS: Women In International Security, Linkedin Group
- Executive Women’s Forum on Information Security, Risk Management, & Privacy, Linkedin Group
- Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
- Women’s Security Society, Linkedin Group
- In WEM: International Network of Women in Emergency Management, Linkedin Group
- Women + Cybersecurity = Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, Linkedin Group
- ASIS Women in Security Community, Linkedin Group
- SWiCSIS: Seattle Women in Cyber Security and Information Security, Linkedin Group
- Women in Cyber Leadership Corp., Linkedin Group
- Women and Minorities in Cybersecurity, Linkedin Group
- Women in Cybersecurity NB, Linkedin Group
- WICCA: Women In CYbersecurity Community Association, Linkedin Group
- Slack channel CTF circle (dm this twitter to be added in)
- Slack channel: defcongirlgang
List of initiatives and conferences for Women and minorities in Cybersecurity and in Tech
- NorthSec’s conference outreach initiative
- SANS’ Women’s immersion Academy
- SANS’ BIPOC in Cybersecurity Forum: From Inclusion to Equity
- WiCyS: Women in Cybersecurity (yearly conference) USA
- Diana initiative, Las Vegas (during Defcon)
- Ladies in CYbersecurity by DefCamp (Romania)
- UWIC: Uniting Women In Cyber Syposium, USA
- Day of Shecurity
- The Cyberwire Women In Cybser Security, USA
- Association de lutte contre l’utilisation de la technologie dans les violences faites aux femmes, France
- The Badass Army, Global
- Hack Blossom
- 1 million women in STEM
List of communities for women and minorities in Tech and related areas
- Unicorns in Tech, Global
- Lesbian who tech (Global)
- Heart of Code, Germany
- Manchester Girl Geeks, Manchester, UK
- PyLadies (Global)
- Railgirls (Global)
- Ladies of code, international community of professional women developers
- Code Like a Girl
- Black Women Talk Tech, New York, USA
- Women in technology, Washington DC, USA
- Womentech Network (Global)
- Witechrev, London UK
- Women in tech, Finland
- Forum for women in tech, Czech Republic
- Women in tech conference, Asia
- Stem for her, Washington DC, USA
- Outspoken women, providing support, mentorship and scholarships to speak at open source tech events.
- Women in Tech chat, initiative intended to inspire, share content and chat (Tuesdays 6PM CEST)
- WIT: Women in Technology, USA
Gender Equality, Diversity or programs for younger women
- WondHer is a worldwide online community to help women break their glass ceiling
- HeForShe
- Cyber mentor, Canada
- CybHER, USA
- Girl Security, New York, USA
- CyberReach is a non-profit organization intended to bring together individuals and industry representatives interested in supporting a qualified and diverse cyber workforce. (Huntsville, Alabama, USA)
- Girlsgo Cyberstart, USA
- Girls Scouts, Cybersecurity Patch, USA
- Mastercard’s Girls for tech program
Cult of the Party Parrot is an Australian and New Zealand women’s CTF group (@CultPartyParrot): https://twitter.com/CultPartyParrot?s=09
Thanks a lot!
Hello , my name is Mariana but my friends call me Marliz , I’m from Mexico .
I’ve seen the work you are doing to make this community bigger. And I think in Mexico, we are a lot of women working in security and learning every day to get better. I’d like to join the community and help ! 🙂
Hello Mariana! Thanks for your comment. You could open a WoSEC chapter in Mexico! Feel free to dm @WoSECtweets on Twitter to start the process 🙂
There is a new chapter of WoSec in Peninsula- Bay Area. Details here: https://www.security-diva.com/
Hello Marina! I am adding you in the list thanks for sharing the link 😀