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Intro to WiCyS

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Scan this QR

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Discord!

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Click “What else do you want to see?” in #Channels and Roles

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Find WiCyS in the drop down

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Find #signin in the discord

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Welcome!

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Please join the Discord to sign in and see updates!

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Meet the E-Board!

  • President - Abigail Mak

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  • Vice President - Tori Lasek

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  • Treasurer - Anny Hua

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  • Secretary - Grace McGinn

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  • Ops Lead - Esha Josyula

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President - Abigail Mak

  • 3rd year Cybersecurity BS

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  • Cyberpolitics minor/immersion

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  • Physical and Brite

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  • Lock picking, volleyball, crafting <3

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  • Yay! Go WiCyS!

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Vice President - Tori Lasek

  • 2nd year Cybersecurity

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  • WiC Events Co-Lead

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  • Digital Forensics and Web Exploitation <3

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  • Clarinet and French!

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Treasurer - Anny Hua

  • 4th year Cybersecurity

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  • Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro

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  • Network Security and Infrastructure

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  • Concerts and My Little Pony!!!!

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Secretary - Grace McGinn

  • 2nd year Cybersecurity BS/MS

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  • ASL & Deaf Studies

immersion

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  • Auditing, education, & IR

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  • Singing and reading!

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Ops Lead - Esha Josyula

  • 3rd year Cybersecurity BS/MS

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  • Reverse engineering & DFIR

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  • Zindagi (south asian fusion dance team)

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  • Co-op @ The Cigna Group

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  • Jinx and Cola <3

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Faculty Advisors

Paige Drake

Sumita Mishra

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  • Inclusivity
  • Welcoming
  • Open to Anyone!
    • Any Person
    • Any Major

What is WiCyS?

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Cybersecurity can intersect with almost any field, so it’s important that we’re giving everyone an opportunity to learn about it.

Why is WiCyS Important?

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  • Networking
  • Conferences
  • General Meetings
  • Industry Guest Speakers

What does WiCyS do?

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Fall 2026 Meeting Schedule

  • 8/24 - Today’s meeting! (Intro to WiCyS)
  • 8/31 - RIT/CSEC Jeopardy
  • 9/7 - NO MEETING, SEE YA NEXT WEEK
  • 9/14 - Career Fair Prep
  • 9/21 - Resume Review
  • 9/28 - Guest: Haily Beem
  • 10/5 - Cyber Craft Day
  • 10/12 - Guest : Nate Parkhurst
  • 10/26 - Halloween Party
  • 11/2 - CTF Prep
  • 11/9 - Guest: John Trider
  • 11/16 - Guest: Taylor Gephard
  • 11/23 - Guest: Brooke Edstrom
  • 11/30 - End-of-Sem Party

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What is Cybersecurity?

  • Blue Team/Defense

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  • Red Team/Offensive

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  • Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)

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  • Federal Government & Contracting

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Blue Team/Defensive Security

  • Incident Response

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  • Engineers/Architects

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  • Competitions… IRSec, ISTS, CCDC

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Red Team/Offensive Security

  • Penetration Testing

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  • Research/Purple Team

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  • Competitions and IGs… CPTC, RVAPT, VRIG

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Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC

  • Compliance hunting

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  • Auditing

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  • Politics

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  • Certifications and IGs… IRIG, CISSP, CISA

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Federal Government & Contracting

  • Shhhhhh!!!!

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  • DHS, DOW, NSA, CIA, FBI

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  • Security Clearance

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  • Connections

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  • SFS, DOW CSA, FBI Honors

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  • Certifications… Security+, CISSP, CCSP, CISM

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Q&A

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Your turn!

Icebreakers :)

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Thank you!