STEM Career Paths: Cybersecurity

Did you know October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month?! You know we had to interview a Cybersecurity specialist for our STEM Career Path series to represent! Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, devices, and programs from digital attacks. According to Norton, there are 2,200 cyberattacks per day which could equate to more than 800,000 people being hacked per year!

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Haja Savage-Adan, a Cybersecurity Specialist at Liberty Mutual. Her career journey is very interesting! Haja obtained her B.A. in Crime and Justice Studies from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. After working at the police department and deciding that Law School was not for her, she decided to go back to school and obtained her M.S. in Cybersecurity from Northeastern University. This truly shows you can start from ANYWHERE to transition into STEM! Tune in to hear more about Haja’s story on why she switched into Cybersecurity, the need for more black women in the field, and how to transition into Cyber! You don’t want to miss this!

Get Connected with Haja Savage-Adan:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hajaksavage

Instagram: @the_skrypt

Resources:

https://www.cybersecurityeducation.org

https://www.hackthebox.com

https://www.cybrary.it

Job Board:

https://jobs.masscybercenter.org/jobs

https://www.dice.com

Mentorship | Fellowships:

https://masscybercenter.org

https://www.hackdiversity.com

https://www.wicys.com

Book Recommendation:
Atomic Habits by James Clear

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