#114 – Chloé Messdaghi: How Can We Do Better

Cyber Security Interviews

Chloé Messdaghi is the Chief Strategist at Point3 Security. In addition to her passion for keeping people safe and empowered both on and offline, she is also interested in increasing the numbers of marginalized genders in information security. She is the Co-Founder of Women of Security (WoSEC) and Hacking is NOT a Crime and the Founder of WeAreHackerz (WomenHackerz).

Chloé is a keynote speaker at major information security conferences and events and serves as a trusted source for national and sector reporters and editors. She holds a master of science (MS) from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in international relations from the University of California, Davis, as well as a certificate in entrepreneurship from Wharton and other professional certificates.

In this episode, we discuss the adjustment to conferences from home, feeling unwelcome in cybersecurity as a woman, pivotal moments that kept her in security, making real changes in diversity, equity, and inclusion, how biases develop, removing the bro-culture in management, changing the perceptions of hackers, and so much more!

Where you can find Chloé:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Personal Page