Michele Guel
Michele Guel is an American cybersecurity engineer. She is a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco.[1] In early days of cybersecurity, she was an intern at NASA Ames, and was involved in Incident Response to the Morris Worm.[2] She spent eleven years at NASA Ames Research Center in multiple roles, and joined Cisco as a founding member of its internal security team. While at Cisco, she co-authored Security Principles for the Enterprise Architecture Practice.[3] She is a frequent speaker on gender diversity,[4] and is a co-founder of Cisco's Women in Cybersecurity. She is listed as a co-inventor on the patent for "Techniques for voice-based user authentication for mobile access to network services".[5]
In 2016 she received the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Technology Leadership. She is a National Cyber Security Award Winner. She has been recognized by SANS Institute as a "Person who made a difference" in the field of cybersecurity.[6]
Guel has B.A. in mathematics with a minor in Cybernetic Systems, and has also completed a two-year program in Biblical Studies. She has a M.S. in Software Engineering with a concentration in cybersecurity.[7] She is passionate about enabling more people to enter the cybersecurity field,[8] and is President of National Cyber Scholarship Foundation.[9]
References
- ^ Huang, Georgene. "No Longer The Only Woman In The Room: Lessons From Cisco's Michele Guel". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Gage, Deborah (2018-05-30). "The Search for Women Who Want Cybersecurity Careers". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Schoenfield, Brook S. E. (2015-05-20). Securing Systems: Applied Security Architecture and Threat Models. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-3398-8.
- ^ "Cisco engineer: Why we need more women in cybersecurity". SearchSecurity. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "US Patent for Techniques for voice-based user authentication for mobile access to network services Patent (Patent # 7,158,776 issued January 2, 2007) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "SANS Honors People Who Made a Difference in Cybersecurity in 2014 - CRA-WP". Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "Michele D. Guel, Author at Cisco Blogs". Cisco Blogs. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "In Cybersecurity, It's About Collaboration, Not Competition". New America. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ AllOnGeorgia (2022-02-18). "Georgia to Participate in CyberStart America, Open to All High School Students". AllOnGeorgia. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
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