Neurodiversity in Cybersecurity – Tia Hopkins

NeuroSec

Neurodiversity is often associated with children, but adults with the same condition are often left out and ignored, especially African-Americans. Nathan Chung interviews Tia Hopkins, Vice President of Global Solutions Engineering at eSentire, founder of Empow(H)er Cybersecurity, and Professor at Yeshiva University. She won the SC Media Reboot Leadership Award in 2019 in the Outstanding Educator category. In 2020, she was named among the Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity by Software Report, and named among the Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity by Cyber Defense Magazine. She is also passionate about getting more women into cybersecurity while driving awareness of gender disparities in the industry with organizations such as Leading Cyber Ladies, the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), and the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. Recently, she was inducted into the American Football Events 2021 Hall of Fame. If you work in IT or Cybersecurity, listen and be inspired.