The Tortora Brayda Institute and the Association of US Cyber Forces presents a new series to help bring awareness to the cybersecurity industry.
Cybersecurity as a job description is so encompassing. There are so many different jobs that fall under the category of cybersecurity, and there is not just one path to get there. Join TBI and AUSCF as we dive into different jobs in cybersecurity.
Each month we will have new speakers coming in to discuss:
- What is their job title?
- What do they actually do in their job?
- How did they got there (education, previous jobs, etc.)?
- Advice for those entering the field or looking to make a change within the field.
This month, meet ANITA BHAT, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Anita is currently a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
with a demonstrated history of working in the Computer & Network Security industry. She has
strong engineering professional skills in Information Assurance, Configuration Management,
Information Security, and Technology Management.
She has been engaged in computer science and cybersecurity programs for U.S. Government
sponsors in national security areas of interest since 1998. She started her career teaching
Computer Science at Hamilton College and then started her R&D career at the Air Force
Research Laboratory where she worked for 12 years. She then moved to Washington DC with
the MITRE Corporation working on several Department of Homeland Security programs, before
working with the National Labs.
Her current role is that of a Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert working mainly on Federal
cyber defense, focusing on critical infrastructure. She was awarded a Cybersecurity Fellowship
to U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in Washington DC in 2016.
Besides her technical expertise, she has left a mark as a mentor. She has brought several
biological, chemical, and physical scientists into the cyber realm and mentored them through the
discipline as they have become proficient and independent cyber analysts, growing the cadre of a
new generation of cyber scientists.
She is known to bring novel approaches to her analysis and has the unique ability to unpack and
explain complex cybersecurity issues to a broad audience. Her impact at Sandia and on the
national stage has been well established.
Join Nathan Rolfe and Anita Bhat as they explore her amazing journey!
