Talk Description: Cybersecurity is so much more than antivirus and a firewall! It can be its own department but is also a set of principles that extends into every aspect of a modern network. To start we will break down what the defenses are, what we're defending, and how we defend it. Lastly we'll touch on some of the recent cybersecurity history in the making from the past few years, including one that is currently being written as we speak!

Speaker Bio: Haylee Mills is a content detection engineer for a large financial technology company and has presented some of her novel work with risk-based alerting platforms at Splunk's .conf. Outside of work, Haylee teaches classes and mentors people looking to get into cybersecurity with a focus on BIPOC, women, and queer folks. She works as the Director of Development for local tech education organization Cybersecurity Council of Arizona, and was recently appointed to the Tempe Arts & Culture Commission to advise the City Council on art development and preservation. She is passionate about connecting with her local community and runs her home as an LGBTQ safe space, mutual aid dropsite, and transitional housing cooperative. LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/7thdrxn