We often speak about the challenges women face in getting into cybersecurity and the requirement to get more diversity into cybersecurity, but we don’t often spend enough time celebrating the massive changes we have orchestrated in diversity over the last 20 years. Join Kerissa, as she explores some of the amazing wins in diversity, we have witnessed in South Africa that requires a pause for celebration.

Kerissa has held various multinational Group Chief Information Security Officer roles including leading cybersecurity across 17 countries for Old Mutual and protecting more than 200 million customers daily across Africa at Vodacom. She volunteers widely to increase cybersecurity and technology skills across the globe.

She is the founder and President of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Southern Africa which aims to bridge the gender divide in cybersecurity in Southern Africa. She is also the chair of the Cybersecurity Digital Alliance which is a cross-sector collaboration body encouraging institutional improvements to cybersecurity across South Africa.