Last year on Monday 15 May I received a letter out of the blue that was marked "On His Majesty's Service". At first I thought what on earth is this, then when I opened it and saw the contents I had the shock of my life. I had been awarded an MBE in King Charles III's...

I was absolutely floored to get an email from the Women's Society of Cyber Jutsu  in the States saying I've been nominted for an award in their "Cyber Mentor" category! I have no idea who nominated me, but I want to send a HUGE thank you to whoever it was. The awards...

Lisa Ventura MBE and Cyber Security Unity Limited is pleased to announce the release of “The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume Three” through new cyber security publisher Security Blend Books. As a woman in the cyber security industry who had a non-linear journey into...

+++ Calling all women or those who identify as women in cyber security +++ After a hiatus of a couple of years, I'm compiling "The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume 3" to be released on Friday 8 March 2024 - International Women's Day. The format of the book will be a...

I've been busy today beavering away on the schedule of events for this year's International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day on Thursday 13 April 2023, and the schedule is now live on the #IISAD2023 site!   We've lined up an incredible day of online webinars, talks,...

Thanks to my wonderful husband Russell, I now have my own YouTube channel 😊 😊 You can visit it here - https://www.youtube.com/@CyberSecurityLisa. My channel is an "online CV/showreel" with a selection of talks, webinars, interviews and panel discussions I've done in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Date: Thursday 9 December 2021 Time: 4pm UTC I am excited to be a guest on "My Connected Life" hosted by  Tyler Cohen Wood with Nat Schooler and Kim Adele who I Co-Founded International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day with we'll be talking about social media and...

The event schedule for the first ever Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day on Tuesday 13 April 2021 has been released: 10.00am: Panel Discussion with Lisa Ventura, Cristina Magro, Mark Giles, Paloma Garcia and Professor Lisa Short – “Taming the Imposter Within” 11.00am:...

The event schedule for "International Imposter Syndrome Awareness Day" on Tuesday 13th April 2021 hosted by myself, Nat. Schooler... and 🤝Kim-Adele Platts • Board/C-Suite Leadership Coach • is here! All times listed are BST. 10.00am: Panel Discussion with Lisa...

Thank you so much Caterri Woodrum and the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance in the USA for asking me to contribute an article about my Dad's diagnosis of CASPR2 antibody encephalitis, his journey and his recovery 🥰🥰 It is SO important to raise awareness of autoimmune...

Recently I took part in an online chat with IsoNation giving a warning to businesses about the rise of scam and phishing emails and some advice about what businesses can do to help protect themselves against this. I was chuffed to bits that my advice was featured in...

Happy new year to all my family, friends, colleagues and contacts - the roaring '20s are almost with us! I have achieved things I never thought possible in 2019, and my last post focused on everything that has happened to me over the last decade. I could NOT have...