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Wong, Caroline
Born1983
San Francisco
NationalityAmerican
EducationBS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Awards2010 Women of Influence Award in the One to Watch category from the Executive Women's Forum
Scientific career
InstitutionsCobalt

Caroline Wong is an American chief cybersecurity leader who has worked to advance software security programs[1] and promote the mission, vision, and values D&I in cybersecurity.[2] Throughout her career, Wong has been working to "boost the number of women in the field" and advocate for workplace equality.[3] She regularly speaks at industry events and in publications such as The Washington Post[4] and CBS News,[5] and publishes editorial articles on topics such as DevSecOps alignment,[6] infosec best practices,[7] diversity in cybersecurity,[2] and women in tech.[8]

Biography

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Caroline Wong was born in San Francisco in 1983.[9] Her mother studied microbiology in school and her uncles run their own engineering firms. She later received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and holds a certificate in finance and accounting from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.[10] Early in her career, Wong worked as a Cigital consultant, a Symantec product manager, and held cybersecurity leadership roles at eBay and Zynga. Wong now works as the Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt.[10] Cobalt is a cybersecurity startup which connects highly skilled hackers with organizations who need their software tested for security vulnerabilities.[11]

Contributions

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In 2012, Wong's textbook, Security Metrics: A Beginner's Guide, was published by McGraw-Hill[12] and later inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame in 2022.[13] She also has her writing featured in several books, including Epic Failures in DevSecOps Vol. 1; CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers; Cybersecurity Career Guide: Who Works in Cybersecurity, How We Got Started, Why We Need You; IT Security Metrics: A Practical Framework for Measuring Security & Protecting Data; and Back to Basics: Focusing on the fundamentals to boost cybersecurity and resilience.[14] Currently, Wong teaches cybersecurity courses[15] on LinkedIn Learning, which ranked one of the top courses of 2022,[16] and is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.[10] She recently wrote a book on Pentesting as a Service (PtaaS) with The PtaaS Book.[17] She also hosts a podcast called the Humans of InfoSec.[18]

Awards and achievements

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In 2010, Wong received a Women of Influence Award in the One to Watch category from the Executive Women's Forum.[1] Wong has been featured as an Influencer in the 2017 Women in IT Security issue of SC Magazine and has been named one of the Top Women in Cloud by CloudNOW.[19] She was named 2019 Cyber Educator of the Year by the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu.[20] In 2020, Wong was recognized as a Power Player for Women in IT Security by SC Magazine.[21] In 2021, Wong won a Gold award for Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year in the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards[22] and was recognized as Security Expert of the Year in the Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards.[23]

Wong is regularly featured as a speaker at industry conferences and virtual events including Interzone,[24] DevOps Unbound,[25] RSA,[26] OWASP,[27] and BSides.[28] She has also been feature in Protocol[29] and Forbes[30] being recently hailed as one of the 15 most influential women in tech alongside Meg Whitman and Sheryl Sandberg.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Caroline Wong, CISSP". ITSPmagazine. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. ^ a b Wong, Caroline. "Council Post: Seven Tips For Building And Hiring Diverse Cybersecurity Teams". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "Caroline Wong, CISSP".
  4. ^ Abril, Danielle. "I have a work phone. Can I keep my phone number if I leave my job?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ Werner, Anna (14 April 2022). ""You can't protect against everything:" Cybersecurity experts warn about potential security risks, scams in the metaverse". CBS News. CBS Mornings. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "The one about penetration testing - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  7. ^ Wong, Caroline. "Council Post: What's It Like To Work In InfoSec?". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  8. ^ "APPSEC Cali 2018 - Women In Security Panel - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  9. ^ "Caroline Wong (@CarolineWMWong) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  10. ^ a b c "Caroline Wong". RSA Conference. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  11. ^ "Cobalt.io grabs $29M Series B to continue building out pentesting platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  12. ^ Wong, Caroline. (2012). Security metrics : a beginner's guide. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071744003. OCLC 659756244.
  13. ^ Howard, Rick (19 May 2022). "Interview with Author and Hall of Fame winner Caroline Wong". The Ohio State University Institute for Cybersecurity & Digital Trust. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Caroline Wong — ITSPmagazine ITSPmagazine| At the Intersection of Technology, Cybersecurity, and Society". ITSPmagazine. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  15. ^ Wong, Caroline. "Cyber Security at Work". LinkedIn Learning. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. ^ Liu, Jennifer (4 August 2022). "LinkedIn's 20 most popular courses in 2022 are all free to take right now". CNBC Make It. CNBC. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  17. ^ Wong, Caroline. "The PtaaS Book". Cobalt. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Back to Basics: What Security Leaders Need to Do to Protect their Organizations". CISO Magazine. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Caroline Wong | RSA Conference". www.rsaconference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  20. ^ "And the winners are...Introducing the 2019 #cyberjutsuawards Winners — ITSPmagazine ITSPmagazine| At the Intersection of Technology, Cybersecurity, and Society". ITSPmagazine. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  21. ^ "Caroline Wong: driving success, by every metric". SC Media. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  22. ^ "2021 Cybersecurity Professional Awards - Winners". Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  23. ^ "Global InfoSec Awards for 2021 – Winners | Cyber Defense Awards". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  24. ^ "Interzone | A Digital Benediction - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  25. ^ "DevEverythingOps: Tackling the Top Challenges Together - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  26. ^ "Hack Your Cybersecurity Career: Your Role in the Ecosystem - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  27. ^ "Bay Area OWASP: Measuring Security - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  28. ^ "BSidesSF 2019 - Self Care for Security Professionals (Caroline Wong) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  29. ^ Alspach, Kyle. "10 people shaping the future of breach prevention". Protocol. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  30. ^ "15 Inspirational And Influential Female Tech Leaders Who Set An Example For All Professionals". Forbes. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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