I’m excited to announce that Forrester is providing free admission to Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit for four women looking to break into cybersecurity. Forrester partners with Women in Security and Privacy to make it happen, and this year, applications are open until October 4. If you are a woman looking to break into cybersecurity, apply now!

If your application is accepted, Forrester will provide a free in-person pass to attend the entirety of the event, as well as a customized agenda with special networking and mentorship opportunities. Apply now to experience:

• Free admission to Forrester’s Security & Risk Forum in Baltimore and online.
• Access to industry-leading talks on security and risk topics, including generative AI, risk, Zero Trust, security operations, OT/ICS security, privacy, and more.
• One-on-one mentorship sessions with Forrester analysts on security topics and career paths.
• Admission to the Women’s Leadership Forum, an exclusive event for women leaders in security.
• An opportunity to network with one another and with attendees, including CISOs from the largest firms in the world.

About Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit

Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit is a three-day immersive event that brings together industry experts, government leaders, security vendors, and security and risk practitioners from some of the largest enterprises in the world. This year, it is being held December 9–11 in Baltimore. The event has five tracks, with talks from Forrester analysts’ cutting-edge research:

• Leadership and strategy
• Risk and compliance
• Prevention, detection, and response
• Identity and fraud
• Cloud and application security

There are networking activities throughout the event, not to mention a series of incredible keynotes lined up on everything from data security for AI and post-quantum to security predictions for 2025.

Why We Support This Scholarship

There are some years where I deeply feel and see the progress that the security industry is making on diversity and inclusion. So far, 2024 is not one of those years … yet. This scholarship is designed to help women enter the cybersecurity field with friends, allies, and connections who they otherwise would not have had. It’s also meant as an example for what a security event can look like when we prioritize diversity and inclusion. On the Forrester security and risk team alone, we have a very diverse group of analysts. On the keynote stage this year, we have more women than men presenting.

If you are a woman looking to break into the security field, this is the event to come to. Apply today to join us in Baltimore in December!