For fourteen years, Nicole Tisdale has served as a national security expert at The White House - National Security Council (NSC) and the U.S. Congress - House Committee on Homeland Security. She is an expert on cybersecurity, counterintelligence, foreign malign influence, disinformation, and election security. She founded Advocacy Blueprints LLC, and authored Right To Petition, both focused on exercising the First Amendment right to advocate. Originally from Nettleton, MS, Nicole is a barred attorney (MS) and alumna of The University of Mississippi (BA, 2006; JD, 2009).
This panel session promises an exploration on current cybersecurity workforce initiatives, namely how hiring and developing a diverse cyber workforce can support better security outcomes. The discussion aims to highlight how a diverse workforce is better equipped to combat the multifaceted nature of cyber threats, as varied perspectives can offer innovative solutions. The session will examine how these issues are being addressed in the National Cyber Strategy, as well as steps that entities can take to greater incentive diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cyber workforce.
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Assistant Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
FS-ISAC
Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber & Emerging Technologies
The White House
Chairman
Venable LLP
Director, Safety Net
National Network to End Domestic Violence
