Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2022’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability and where relevant, supplemented with additional commentary by their nominator.
This year, the awards are sponsored by Beazley, BT, KPMG and KnowBe4.
Dr. Ana Ferreira, Information Security Specialist and Health Researcher at CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
What does your job role entail?
My job entails research, development and innovation in the area of information security applied to digital health research projects and solutions. It also comprises teaching in various subjects such as cybersecurity, health data science and health technology design.
How did you get into the cybersecurity industry?
My background is Computer Science and I did an MSc in Information Security in 2002 in the UK (RHUL). That was my first contact with the area, which I really liked! I then pursued my research path by doing a PhD and a Post-Doc in Access Control and Socio-technical Security, respectively, and these helped me to consolidate and evolve as a researcher, and as the creator of new projects and new solutions in this area.
What is one of the biggest challenges you have faced as a woman in the tech/cyber industry and how did you overcome it?
My challenges in c ..
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