Breaking the Code: Jacqui Loustau on Diversifying Australia's Cybersecurity

After working as a cybersecurity consultant in Europe for over a decade, Jacqui Loustau was struck by how cybersecurity professionals in Australia were overwhelmingly male. This led Jacqui to found the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN), a not-for-profit association and network with the goal of increasing the number of women in the security community. In this episode, Jacqui chats with Cole Cornford about how businesses can change their approach to hiring to improve diversity, the importance of supporting kids and students of all backgrounds who have an interest in the field, as well as some of her thoughts on the future of the industry. Secured by Galah Cyber with Cole Cornford website Timestamps4:30 - Jacqui’s career background.9:30 - How Jacqui became inspired to tackle the issue of diversity within cyber.10:00 - At Jacqui’s first cyber event in Aus, struck by a sea of men.13:00 - Achievements Jacqui is proud of from the last 10 years.15:20 - What can businesses do to encourage diversity.19:00 - Cole: what are some systemic issues we need to tackle?22:00 - Jacqui: you can always teach technical skills.23:00 - How we can support kids & students to move into cyber.25:00 - Rapid fire questions.27:10 - What will be the theme in cyber for 2024.Mentioned in this episode:Call for FeedbackThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpSpotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/