S2E2 - Joanne O'Connor on Cyber Ireland, Cyber Women Ireland and Galway

Joanne O'Connor brings her experience in public relations, UX, and project management to her current role as Cyber Security Training and Education officer at HPE. She is the lead of Cyber Women Ireland – which at a country level looks to encourage the advancement and capacity of women involved in all aspects of the Irish security sector and security community, through the exchange of information and the cultivation of productive relationships. Joanne was nominated to represent Ireland in the ECSO – European Cyber Security Organization initiative ‘Women4Cyber’ which launched in Jan 19’. Joanne is also a board member of Cyber Ireland. She was named in SC magazine as one of the Top 50 Women in Cyber in Europe 2019. She has spent the last year working on introducing Cyber Security Education into the Irish school system with the 'Cyber Ireland Schools Academy.'