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.
Caroline Rivett, Partner, KPMG
What does your job role entail?
It involved working with clients in the pharmaceutical industry to improve their security and privacy, as well as developing and growing team members.
How did you get into the cybersecurity industry?
I started off in 1995 assessing access controls (RACF, ACF2) in mainframes to help the financial audit. It developed from there.
What is one of the biggest challenges you have faced as a woman in the tech/cyber industry and how did you overcome it?
One of the biggest challenges is getting back into full time employment after having spent eight years out looking after my two children. Very few organisations wanted to talk with someone with that long a gap on their resume.
What are your top three greatest accomplishments you have achieved during your career so far?
Co-founding and then selling a start-up.
Spending eight years as a Board member in the NHS – truly the most interesting work I’ve done to d ..
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