137: Dr. Chanel Suggs - The Duchess of Cybersecurity

Ignoring threats does not make them go away. Enter the Duchess of Cybersecurity. (R) Being on the frontlines of the Cyber wars is not for the faint of heart nor for the faint of knowledge. It is no longer possible to just be reactive to threats after they rarely occur. We must be more preventive as the only reason you have not been hacked is because you haven't notice that you already have. How do you protect yourself from hackers? How do you know if you have been hacked? How do you prepare for a career in the high-pressure field of cybersecurity? Take a listen and see if you look at computers and the Internet the same way again. Dr. Chanel Suggs (Duchess of Cybersecurity ®) is the Founder and CEO of Wyvern Security. She is a subject matter expert in Cyber Security, Forensics, Network Security, Cryptography, Information Assurance, and IT strategy. Dr. Suggs is a proven thought leader, and influencer whom advises clients regarding their security posture and works with clients to uncover and identify new and emerging threats. Dr. Suggs is a distinguished professor and speaker on cybersecurity, forensics, hacking and cryptography. She has an extensive background in managing, designing, implementing, and assessing cyber security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. She was awarded 6 certifications through the National Security Agency (NSA) and Committee on National Security Systems (CNSSI). She has worked with many government agencies as well as private sectors to help secure their organizations for over 15 years. Dr. Suggs holds a Doctor of Science Cybersecurity, Masters Project Management, Master of Science Information Assurance, Masters of Networking and Communications, MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Dr. Suggs is certified CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C| CISO), Certified Ethical Hacker (C| EH), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), Certified EC- Council Instructor, EC- Council Security Analysis (ECSA), Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA), CompTIA Security +, Access Data Mobile Phone Examiner (MPE), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITILv3) and Access Data Certified Examiner (ACE). Dr. Suggs provides solution to the most complex issues within the public and private sectors to ensure a better security posture and best practices.