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Proud to Announce a Hattrick of Award Nominations
The last month or so has been particularly horrid what with my beloved dog Poppy being so poorly and all the other horrid events of this year, so I was over the moon last week to find out that I'm a finalist in 3 different sets of cyber security awards: Computing...
Lisa Ventura Announces Appointment to the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre Advisory Group
Lisa Ventura is delighted to announce that she has been appointed to the Advisory Group for the newly created West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre along with 2 others to help shape the development of the centre. The centre is one of several across the UK and are all...
Call For Chapters: The Varied Origins of the Cyber Men – Volume One
Following on from the huge success of my first book “The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume One”, I’m very proud to announce that I have started work on compiling another book to be published on Kindle Direct publishing, and I’m seeking submissions from men in the cyber...
The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume One – Thank You For Your Support
It has been a week since I released “The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume 1” and I have been overwhelmed with the response to it so far. I have had some very positive comments and feedback about it, so much so that I will be releasing “Volume 2” in 2020 in line with...
Lisa Ventura Finalist in 3 Categories in 2020 Cyber Security Awards
Lisa Ventura is delighted to announce that she has been selected as finalist in three categories in the 2029 Cyber Security Awards – “Personality of the Year”, “Woman of the Year” and “Cloud Security Influencer of the Year”. The Cyber Security Awards were established...
Lisa Ventura Announces Publication of her First Book “The Rise of the Cyber Women”
Lisa Ventura is delighted to announce that her first book "The Rise of the Cyber Women" is now available to buy via Amazon Direct Publishing. As a woman in the cyber security indusry who had a non-linear journey into it, Lisa was inspired to compile and edit this book...
Proud to Contribute to the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance July 2020 Newsletter
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...
Lisa Ventura Shortlisted in the Positive Role Model (Gender) Category for the UK’s Largest Diversity Awards
Lisa Ventura is honoured, proud and humbled to announce that she has been shortlisted for the Positive Role Model (Gender) category at the National Diversity Awards 2020. A record breaking 64,000 people nominated this year alone and the results are finally in for the...
Happy 72nd Birthday to the NHS
Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday NHS….Happy birthday to you.Today marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS, and there is a final #ClapForCarers event taking place at 5pm tonight to mark the occasion. I don’t think I have ever been so grateful for...
Lisa Ventura Named as one of the “Most Influential Women in UK Tech by Computer Weekly Magazine
Lisa Ventura is proud to announce that she has been named as one of the “Most Influential Women in UK Tech” in Computer Weekly for 2020. When Computer Weekly launched its list of influential women in UK IT in 2012, it only featured 25 women. It was later expanded to...
Lisa Ventura Nominated in Computing Magazine’s 2020 Women in Tech Excellence Awards
Lisa Ventura is proud to announce that she has been nominated in the 2020 Computing Magazine’s Women in Tech Excellence awards in the “Positive Role Model” and “Woman of the Year” categories for her work supporting women in cyber security and in neurodiversity. The...
My Warning to Businesses as Scam Emails Increase
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...
A Reflection of the Past Year Since Winning the “Outstanding Contribution” Award from SC Awards Europe & a Note to This Year’s Finalists
Next week the SC Awards Europe takes place, although this year it moves to a virtual platform. The awards will be streamed live on their website https://www.scawardseurope.com/ over 3 days online due to the coronavirus outbreak. Last year I was extremely humbled,...
Coronavirus Outbreak 2020: This Too Shall Pass
I've seen and heard some pretty harrowing things this last week or so when it comes to the coronavirus outbreak. And yet somehow I have to have faith and believe that things will get better one day. They won't be the same. I am sure we will all be forever...
Coronavirus Outbreak 2020: Why I Am Self-Isolating as Much as Possible with No Symptoms
In early January this year news began to circulate about a new strain of coronavirus that was sweeping across China, and that originated in the province of Wuhan. Dubbed COVID-19, this strain was deemed to be more contagious and deadly than previous strains of the...
8 Years Ago I Thought My Life Was Over: Instead I Thrived
I got some stories to tell, And I don’t know if anyone knows them, So before they throw me in my coffin and close it, I’m gonna expose it, I’ll take you back to 2012, into the past I am going to delve, Before I ever had an award-winning cyber security career…. I...
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