Naomi Buckwalter

Naomi Buckwalter

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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How we can solve the labor shortage in cybersecurity in fewer than 10 years (and…

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  • Villanova University Graphic

    Villanova University

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    Independent Study: Autonomous Network Defense Systems

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    Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society

    Earned double masters degree in 2.5 years of study while working full-time, graduating with honors.

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    Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity executive board and co-founding member, Stevens Honor Board, Stevens Christian Fellowship, The STUTE staff writer and cartoonist, Society of Women Engineers, Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Track & Field

    Graduated with Highest Honors, member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, Minor in Mathematical Sciences

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Volunteer Experience

  • Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation Graphic

    Founder & Executive Director

    Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Science and Technology

    The Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation was created to change the mindset of hiring managers and leaders in cybersecurity. Our mission is to show cybersecurity leaders just how important (and easy) it is to hire, train, and mentor the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Honors & Awards

  • SANS Top 10 Summit Talk of 2022

    SANS Institute

    My SANS 2022 Leadership Summit talk, "Small But Mighty: Building the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals With Limited Resources", was rated among the Top 10 SANS Summit talks of 2022 (chosen from over 246 talks across 13 different summits).

    More information here:
    https://www.sans.org/blog/top-sans-summits-talks-2022/

  • Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Finalist

    Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

    I was a finalist for "Cybersecurity Woman of the Year 2021" in the "People's Choice" category.

  • Achievement Medal for Civilian Service

    US Army

    Excellence in software engineering for the Maneuver Control System (MCS) Light team, Software Engineering Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ.

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  • Cantonese

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