About the Wicked6 Cyber Games
Wicked6 is a fundraiser and cybersecurity exhibition in a thrilling esports arena in Las Vegas on August 8, 2019. It’s a week when cybersecurity leaders from around the world come to Las Vegas, and all are welcome to come by to experience this exciting and unique cyber competition as a player, sponsor, or avid fan. Wicked6 will raise funds for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes training, mentoring and more to advance women and girls in cybersecurity careers.
Help Us Reach Our Goals
To raise funds for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu for the cybersecurity training of women and girls.
To create an audience experience with a venue and spectators that demonstrate how cyber games are as exciting as physical sports.
To exhibit how high-performing cyber athletes develop skills in competition that directly connect to job skills.
About Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu
The Wicked6 Cyber Games event will raise funds for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to advance women in cybersecurity careers by providing programs and partnerships that promote hands-on training, networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing and other professional opportunities. WSC funds go toward hacker camps, STEM camps, workshops, study groups, mentorships and speaker programs and support the development of girls beginning in middle school and women throughout their cybersecurity careers.
WSC serves thousands of women across the globe by bringing awareness to and advancing careers in cybersecurity. The WSC community includes information security professionals, IT professionals, programmers, computer scientists and engineers, as well as women wanting to explore and join the field. Recognizing the importance of encouraging girls to embrace a future in STEM-related professions through its Cyberjutsu Girls Academy, WSC provides a unique hands-on curriculum focused on securing information technology. For more information, visit http://cyberjutsugirls.org or http://www.womenscyberjutsu.org.
About Katzcy
The Official Marketing Provider of the Wicked6 Cyber Games
Katzcy is the official marketing partner for the Wicked6 Cyber Games. Katzcy’s team are cybersecurity experts, business strategists, and digital and event marketing specialists. We help technology firms grow by amplifying their strengths and making introductions to partners, analysts, influencers and market experts who can help make things happen.
About Circadence®
The Official Platform Provider of the Wicked6 Cyber Games
Powered by a culture of innovation and the demands of an evolving cyber landscape, Circadence® offers cyber range solutions and cybersecurity learning platforms that leverage artificial intelligence and custom content to address critical security challenges for enterprise, government, and academic institutions. Our unique approach to cybersecurity learning stems from the power of gamification and active-learning models. These strategies are then amplified by our leading-edge capabilities that leverage Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning to augment and automate the cybersecurity capabilities of our customers. Advancements in data science further elevate our autonomous systems, which augment cyber workforces and alleviate industry challenges.
Leadership
Mari Galloway
CEO & Founding Board Member at Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu
Jessica Gulick
Founder & CEO at Katzcy and Vice President at Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu
Dan Manson
Lecturer at Interdisciplinary Telecom Program at CU Boulder, Instructional Designer at Circadence and Commissioner at National Cyber League
Monica Ricci
Marketing Director at Katzcy & Event Director at Wicked6
Brad Wolfenden
Director at Cyber Academy Partnerships of Circadence® & Competition Platform Lead at Wicked6
Advisory Board
All aspects of the Wicked6 Cyber Games are being planned and coordinated with the guidance of leading cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors. Our esteemed Advisory Board includes these individuals.
Chris Camacho
Chief Strategy Officer at Flashpoint & CEO at NinjaJobs
Tony Cole
CTO at Attivo Networks, NASA Advisory Council, Member NACD, (ISC)² Board of Directors & Bayshore Networks Advisory Board
Kelvin Coleman
Executive Director at National Cyber Security Alliance
Debra Farber
Senior Director of Privacy Strategy at BigID
Ann Johnson
Corporate Vice President at Cybersecurity Solutions Group at Microsoft
Peder Jungck
President at IT-ISAC & Vice President, General Manager of Intelligence Solutions at BAE Systems
Marcelle Lee
Chief of Competition Programming at Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu
Juliet Okafor
SVP of Global Sales at Habitu8
Bobbie Stempfley
Managing Director at CERT Division at the Software Engineering Institute & Director of Cyber Strategy Implementation at The MITRE Corporation
2019 Sponsors
