ABOUT ME

In this section you can find out more about me, what I do and why I do it, and what I have done during my career.

Awards

Here are the awards I’ve been a finalist for along with the awards I’ve won over the course of my career.

Achievements

Find out more about things I have achieved during my career.

Qualifications

Discover the qualifications I have that allow me to offer my skills and expertise to my clients.

Case Studies

Read about how things progress from a booking to a presentation.

MY WORK

In this section you can find out more about me, what I do and why I do it, and what I have done during my career.

Cyber Security Unity

Find out more about my cyber security content hub and community that aims to unite the industry and help combat the growing cyber threat.

Qualitest

Find out more about my work with Qualitest Group

#IISAD

Find out more about my role as co-founder of the International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Month with Nat Schooler and Kim Adele

SERVICES

In this section you can find out more details abot the services I offer using my skills and experience to their best for my clients.

Cyber Security Awareness

I offer a professional cyber security training and awareness service to help organisations and stay safe against cyber-crime.

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Content Writing

I offer a professional content writing service mainly in the cyber security and tech space.

Marketing Consultancy

I offer a marketing consultancy service to help ambitious organisations solve their key strategic marketing challenges

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Coaching & Mentoring

In June 2022 I passed my Level 5 Diploma in Life Coaching and decided I wanted to use this to help others as a Coach and Mentor in the cyber security industry.

Keynote Speaking

My strong experience in cyber security, business and neurodiversity has led me to becoming a strong keynote, motivational and inspirational speaker. I have many “ready to go” slide decks which are detailed below, but I can of course create a bespoke talk and presentation on any of my specialist subjects.

CONTENT

In this section you can discover the types of content I have created such as books, published articles and white papers.

Published Articles

Discover a selection of articles I have written for industry magazines.

Books

I have published several books on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and is also working on others.

EVENTS

In this section you can discover the types of content I have created such as books, published articles and white papers.

Why Your Non-Cyber Colleagues Aren’t Listening To You

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In-Person Event: teissLondon2023 | Resilience, Response & Recovery

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LATEST

Find out the latest in what is going on with my website including news and blogs with more details.

NEWS ARTICLES

BLOG ARTICLES

Virtual Event: Bespoke Talk For FundApps – 28 March 2023

Virtual Event: Bespoke Talk For FundApps – 28 March 2023

Date: Tuesday 28 March 2023
Time: TBA
Virtual talk

About FundApps

FundApps is one of the original RegTech pioneers. We were founded in 2010 with first-hand experience of the ever-increasing regulatory burden. Equipped with the insight that each and every asset manager needlessly struggles with the same tasks to comply with the same regulation, we used the combination of cloud computing and regulatory expertise to launch the first Compliance-As-A-Service (CaaS) for financial institutions.

Today, our service helps make compliance simple for over one hundred of the largest financial institutions and monitors US$14 trillion daily in assets on behalf of our clients.

 

 

 

 

Proud to be a Finalist in the Computing Security Excellence 2023 Awards

Proud to be a Finalist in the Computing Security Excellence 2023 Awards

I’m over the moon to say that I’ve been shortlisted as a finalist in the “Security Woman of the Year” category in this years Computing Security Excellence awards, I can’t believe it! I’m in the same category as cyber security industry stalwarts Lianne Potter (who is also a great friend of mine) and Wendy Goucher, so my imposter syndrome went through the roof when I got the news.

The awards ceremony is on 27 April, sadly I don’t think I can be there in person as it clashes with the National Cyber Security Show in Birmingham. But to whoever nominated me for this award, if you are reading this, thank you so much, it means the world to me to be recognised for my work in the cyber security industry.

More information about the awards and the shortlist can be found here, and good luck to all the finalists in all categories for 27 April.

Pressing the “Pause” Button till 14 April 2023

Pressing the “Pause” Button till 14 April 2023

This is an update from me to say  that I’ve decided to close off my diary for any new talks (in-person or virtual) unless they are paid opportunities between now and 14 April 2023. This is because as well as my day job I will be focusing on delivering International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day on 13 April and working on the new monthly event that I’ll be launching on the back of what was #InfosecLunchHour in my spare time.

I’ve got the following talks/events to do between now and 14 April though:

February

Wednesday 22 February 2023, 10.15am – Virtual Deskflix event, Security in the Cloud: Fostering Greater Collaboration in Cloud Security to Combat the Growing Cyber Threat.

Wednesday 22 February 2023, 12.00pm – Virtual Thrive Mental Health and Neurodiversity Webinar, The Importance of Neuro-inclusion for Better Mental Health.

Monday 27 February 2023, 12.30pm, Virtual ISACA Mental Health Webinar – Avoiding Overload: Managing Stress and Burnout in Cyber Security (for ISACA members only)

March

Tuesday 28 March 2023, FundApps In-Person event in London, speaking slot TBA.

April

Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 April – In-Person event, UK Cyber Week London – speaking on 5 April at 3.30pm: Stronger Together: Fostering Greater Collaboration in the Cyber Security Industry to Combat the Growing Cyber Threat.

I am conscious about spreading myself too thinly and always have regular schedule/diary reviews to make sure I’m not overloaded and risk a period of burnout. My mental health and not doing too much is so important to me, I’ve had burnout a few times and it is not at all fun.

Please do feel free to contact me via enquiries@lisaventura.co.uk with any speaking opportunities post 14 April, both virtual and in-person, and I will happily consider them.

International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day 2023 – Call For Speakers and Participants

International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day 2023 – Call For Speakers and Participants

Have you been plagued by Imposter Syndrome? Do you struggle with imposter syndrome in your work and personal lives?

The third International Imposter Syndrome Awarness Day will take place on Thursday 13 April 2023 virtually and we are looking for speakers, panellists and guests for the webinars, panel discussions and fireside chats that will be taking place on the day.

If this is something you would be interested in participating in and you can deliver a talk/webinar or take part in a panel discussion or fireside chat, please complete this form by 28 February 2023 https://lnkd.in/ewW8DK2g.

We aim to have the programme of talks for the day confirmed by mid-March.

If you have any questions please email me via lisa@csu.org.uk.

Speaker registration form link again >>> https://lnkd.in/ewW8DK2g

January 2023 Update: Now Available for Speaking Engagements and Article/Blog Commissions

January 2023 Update: Now Available for Speaking Engagements and Article/Blog Commissions

For the past few months I have been busy planning out how to relaunch Cyber Security Unity (formerly the UK Cyber Security Association) and focusing on my day job, so I haven’t posted on here or updated my blog. In addition to this, I am currently still on a very intense healing journey and been having EMDR therapy which has taken a lot out of me (special thanks go to my therapist Ben Chapman for his help and guiding me through my healing journey, I couldn’t have done it without him). Then in early April 2022 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and some days it takes everything I’ve got to get through the day when everything hurts so much.

Despite all this, I will not let what happened to me and let fibromyalgia beat me. Although I must learn to pace myself more and understand that I can’t do what I used to do, I still want to focus on the things I enjoy. To that end, as of January 1st 2023 I will be available again for speaking engagements, panel discussions, panel moderation, podcasts, videos, and article/blog commissions.

I missed out on a few things last year while healing and re-focusing such as being a part of International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day which I co-founded with Nathaniel Schooler and Kim Adele. I wasn’t in the right place be a part of it this year – my EMDR therapy led me to feeling like a huge imposter and I didn’t feel that it was right that I take part in it.  Slowly but surely I feel I have a bit more confidence, motivation, and drive than I’ve ever had before and I am looking forward to the next steps in my career journey, and finally re-launching Cyber Security Unity.

If you would like to book me to speak at your event, moderate panel discussions, take part in panel discussions, be a judge for your awards or commission me to write any blogs/articles please reach out to me via enquiries@lisaventura.co.uk. I would love to consider your requests now that I am back in circulation again.