Three women at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, exemplify some of the various opportunities for women in cyber, with diverse backgrounds, skillsets and routes into the sector ranging from programmer to comms, or transitioning from social science to threat intel. Using their own experiences of progressing in a male-dominated sector, they explain their role, the challenges and consider what changes could redress the underrepresentation of women in cyber.
Mivy James, Head of Consulting at BAE Systems
Jo Massey leads IT and comms at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
team within BAE Systems.
Saher Naumann, Threat Intelligence Analyst at BAE Systems
Mivy James is the most straightforwardly ‘techie’ of the three, starting her career in the industry 25 years ago after studying computer science and maths, then becoming a programmer in the security sector. “I went from being a coder to system design, to enterprise architecture and now digital transformation at BAE Systems. Security came in immediately as I work in defence and security so understanding of cyber-security is essential, including security by design.” James adds, “If security is added on then you are not setting yourself up for success, Compared to when I started, QMS (quality management systems) and security architecture have now become a key element of what I do, an integrated part of the role. If you are working in the cloud you need to write security for the cloud so it intersects with security.”
James’ role has various responsibilities. She is head of consulting for an internal part of the business with 150 consultants, working on incidents and consulting on digital transformation. James explains: “I am passionate about digital transforma ..
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