Cyber Diversity Framework

 I was invited to speak at DEF CON 29 this year. I presented at the inaugural Blacks In Cybersecurity village. The video is below.

The talk that I gave was about a framework that i use to get things done in my life. I call it the Cyber Diversity Framework and it derived from systems thinking/risk management framework/design thinking. The idea of the framework is to examine barriers to increasing diversity in cybersecurity.

•        Empathize and discover patterns of behavior.

                                        What do they need?

 

•        Align your focus.

How can I help?

 

•        Ideate and design solutions.

      What does change look like?

 

•        Model and assess together.

How does my thinking need to transform?

 

•        Deploy the best model.

      What works? What doesn't work? 

For example. You are looking to enter the tech industry and you want an entry-level job in information security. You browse job postings. Empathize - What need does the job posting state? Align - What transferable skills do you have to meet the need? Ideate - What are ways to demonstrate those skills in your resume? Model - What gaps do you have and how can you address them. Deploy - Submit your targeted resume and develop stories that illustrate how you can meet the needs.

This talk gives more detail to the process and why I feel that this is so important at this time.

If you have questions or comments please reach out to me.

The slides are available on my Github repository.