Talking. To people. People you don't know. For most, this triggers feelings of stress and anxiety. What can be lost on many people down this rabbit hole of feelings is that networking - with humans - can make your job easier as a security professional. Get insight on how to interact with people inside your work environment to foster a sense of value for your position and your department. Gain a better understanding of how meeting people from other industries can help you professionally. Using a mix of her own personal experiences and observations, the speaker will leave you feeling confident to go out and begin cultivating networking contacts to put you on a path to a culture of security within your organization.
Tracy Z. Maleeff is the owner of an independent research business, Sherpa Intelligence LLC. She was most recently the Library Resources Manager at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia. She earned her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh and has undergraduate degrees from both Temple University (magna cum laude) and the Pennsylvania State University. An active member of the Special Libraries Association, she was the recipient of the 2014 SLA / Dow Jones Innovate Award. Tracy was also named an SLA Fellow in 2015. Through her new role with Sherpa Intelligence, Tracy provides research and social media consulting, with a focus on tech and information security. She contributes to the security portal Peerlyst and is active with the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. She is a co-host of the PVC Security Podcast. Tracy Tweets about security as @InfoSecSherpa and has more information at SherpaIntel.com