The Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity Leading the Charge - The Cyber Express

The world of cybersecurity has long been dominated by men, presenting women with numerous hurdles, from biases to systemic obstacles. Yet, in recent times, a significant change is underway. More women are stepping into the field, offering diverse perspectives, inventive solutions, and a novel approach to combating cyber threats. By 2025, it’s estimated that women will make up 30% of the cybersecurity workforce. Women in cybersecurity are making a difference in multifaceted ways and The Cyber Express aims to commemorate this achievement by spotlighting the Top 100 women in cybersecurity who are leading the way. Women, with their analytical prowess, attention to detail, and strategic thinking have proven instrumental in identifying vulnerabilities, devising resilient defense strategies, and mitigating cyber risks effectively. Moreover, their empathetic approach often enables them to understand and address the human aspects of cybersecurity, such as social engineering and user awareness, which are critical in today’s interconnected world. As The Cyber Express celebrates women throughout March, let’s take a moment to acknowledge and cheer on the women in cybersecurity. By welcoming diversity, fostering inclusivity, and giving women a louder voice, we can build a stronger, more inclusive cybersecurity community. Let’s come together to #inspireinclusion and support women in leading the way to a safer cyberspace for all. We have carefully curated a list of Top 100 women in cybersecurity. Please note that this list is compiled and not ranked in any particular order. The Cyber Express Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity Julia Dudenko Group CISO Haniel Corinna Klempt Senior Expert Information Security Awareness DHL Group Shweta Kshirsagar General Manager – Security Assurance Airtel Africa Sakshi Vidur Senior Director, Cyber Security and Data Privacy Practice ThoughtStorm Neha Taneja Chief Information Security Officer Hero MotoCorp Dana Shell VP and CISO HarborOne bank Daniella Traino Group Chief Information Security Officer Wesfarmers Archana Venugopal Chief Information Security Officer ESAF Bank Raja Azrina  Chief Information Security Officer Telekom Malaysia Babitha BP Vice President-System Audit ReBIT Amna AL-Balushi Chief Information Security Officer Bank  Nizwa Dr. Reem Faraj AlShammari Chief Information Security Officer Kuwait Oil Company Seema Sharma Head of Information Security Wio Bank Eman Al Awadhi Vice President – Network and Cyber Security Expo City Dubai Amal Alhajeri Director Cyber Security Compliance & Awareness Etisalat UAE Rania ElRouby Chief Information Security Officer Banque Misr Shafeeqa Shakri Cyber Security Senior Analyst Dubai Airports Dr Magda Chelly Chief Information Security Officer Responsible Cyber Pte. Ltd Dimple Santwan Chief Information Security Officer Saraswat Bank Shivani Arni Deputy Group CISO Mahindra Group Maya R Nair Director – Chief Information Security Officer CRISIL Limited Punam Shejale Head – Information Risk Management & Process Excellence CitiusTech Shailaja Adurthi Head – IT GRC HDFC Limited Saloni Vijay VP – CISO VOIS Vodafone Intelligent Solutions Joan Mburu Chief Information Security Officer Airtel Kenya Beverlyn A Head of Cyber Security Operations (Deputy CISO) Central Bank of Kenya Faith Basiye Head of Forensic Services KCB Bank Group Pauline Kemunto Senior Information Security Officer ICT Authority Celia Mantshiyane Chief Information Security Officer MTN South Africa Chinenye Chizea Technical Lead and Security Architect Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project Anne Neuberger Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology National Security Council, The White House, US Govt Vidya V. Head of Cyber Strategy & GRC Careem Shruti Khanna Senior Manager- Cyber Security, Risk and Compliance Al Tayer Group Salwa Alessa Chief Information Security Officer DETASAD Asma Alyemni Chief Information Security Officer Sunita Nandakumar Director Information Security Gupshup Rangana Guha General Manager and Senior Partner Wipro Anuprita Daga Group Chief Information Security Officer Angel One Abeer Khedr Group head – Cyber Security National Bank of Egypt Eng. Dina AlSalamen VP – Head of Cyber and Information Security Bank ABC Lynn Dohm Executive Director WiCyS – Women in Cybersecurity Kris Lovejoy Global Security and Resilience Practice Leader Kyndryl Dr. Lopa Mudraa Basuu Global Thought Leader Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Management Lesley Carhart Technical Director, Industrial Incident Response Dragos Keren Elazari Security Analyst, Author & TED Speaker Tel Aviv University Jaya Baloo Chief Information Security Officer Rapid7 Aleise (Henry) McGowan, Ph.D Chief Information Security Officer BlackGirlsHack Sydney Klein Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT Core Services Bristol Myers Squibb Ambareen Siraj Founder and Executive Board Member WiCyS – Women in Cybersecurity Heather Ricciuto Cloud Security Program Manager IBM Sandra Wheatley Smerdon Senior Vice President Palo Alto Networks Rajpreet Kaur Director Analyst Gartner Monica Verma Group CISO Orange Business Tanya Janca Head of Education and Community Semgrep Carolyn Crandall CEO MarticulateMarticulate Dr. Judith Wunschik Chief Cybersecurity Officer & Global Head of Cybersecurity (SVP) Siemens Energy Jen Easterly Director Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Lt. Gen. Michelle McGuinness National Cyber Security Coordinator Army Officer at Australian Army Meetali Sharma Director – Risk, Compliance and Information Security SDG Corporation Karishma Mookhey Founder Partner Institute of Information Security (IIS) Nicole Eagan Chief Strategy Officer & AI Officer Darktrace Ritu Maheshwari Associate Director Fareportal Nasrin Rezai SVP, Chief Information Security Officer Verizon Parisa Tabriz VP/GM, Chrome Google Jadee Hanson Chief Information Security Officer Vanta Sarah Armstrong-Smith Chief Security Advisor – EMEA Microsoft Gal Helemski Co-Founder & CTO/CPO PlainID Katie Hanahan Deputy CISO Ingredion Incorporated Marnie (Huss) Wilking Chief Information Security Officer Booking.com Carmen Marsh President and Chief Executive Officer United Cybersecurity Alliance Jennifer Cox Director for Ireland Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) UK & Ireland Shamma Bin Hammad Founder Cyber Hero Isabelle Meyer Co-CEO & Co-Founder ZENDATA Cybersecurity Sithembile (Nkosi) Songo Group Head: Information Security National State Owned Entity Irene Corpuz Cyber Policy Expert Dubai Electronic Security Center Dr. Yosra Barbier Regional Information Security Officer Allianz Partners Jacquie Young VP of Sales, APAC Semperis Nicole Beckwith Advanced Security Engineering Manager, Threat Operations Kroger Katie Moussouris Founder & CEO Luta Security Annita Larissa Sciacovelli Professor, Cybersecurity Specialist University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’ Sofia Scozzari Founder & CEO Hackmanac Alissa Abdullah Deputy Chief Security Officer & Senior Vice President Mastercard Cindi Carter Chief Information Security Officer Check Point Software Technologies Stacy Hughes SVP, Chief Information Security Officer ABM Industries Summer Craze Fowler Chief Information Security Officer Torc Robotics Gina Yacone Founder & CEO Shark Byte SolutionsShark Deb Briggs Chief Information Security Officer NETSCOUT Anna P. Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher eSentire Pam N VP, Security Medecision Laura Wellstead Co-Founder cyberxperts.io Dwan Jones Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ISC2 Jacqui Loustau Founder and Executive Manager AWSN – Australian Women in Security Network Lorna Armitage COO & Co-Founder CAPSLOCK Jane Teh SEA Cybersecurity Director Deloitte Shira Rubinoff President Cybersphere Vandana Verma Security Relations Leader Snyk Kavya Pearlman  Founder XRSI Eliza-May Austin CEO & Co-Founder  th4ts3cur1ty.company Allison Miller Chief Information Security Officer Optum Carolann Shields Sr. Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer 3M   Share this: More Tags: 100 Women in CybersecurityThe Cyber ExpressThe Cyber Express Newstop 100 women in cybersecuritywomen in cybersecurity