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Cybersecurity, assurance, technology, identity, and life.

“I dare do all that may become a woman. Who dares do more is none.”

New Series: Sophie Baskerville’s History of Cybersecurity

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  • Someone You Know Is Struggling With Gender

    They may not know it yet. Or they may know, and not know whether they can trust you. 1. Someone you know Consider your social circle; the people you know, current and past. Colleagues you may have worked with for years. Siblings / aunts / uncles / nephews / nieces / cousins if you have…

  • Supporting Future Leaders and Players in Cybersecurity

    There is a significant shortfall in the number of cybersecurity practitioners required across the world, and specifically of concern to me, in Europe[1]. It’s not merely numbers either – we need both greater numbers but also highly skilled and experienced practitioners. These do not grow on trees… they must be encouraged and nurtured, and I…

  • “Interesting Times”

    Interesting Times are indeed upon us, specifically upon The US, although the fallout is going to affect many elsewhere too. This is a difficult, and scary, time for many minorities, and the non-binary are under particular threat: right now, increasingly so as we enter 2025, and in ways difficult to predict but unlikely to be…

  • Bathroom Bingo / Restroom Roulette / Lavatory Lottery / Toilet Trepidation

    The question everyone either asks me, or wants to ask, is this: Which toilet do you use when out in girl-mode? It’s a valid simple-sounding question. And the short answer is: “It depends”