What is Indonesian Women in Cybersecurity (IWCS)?
In 2021, a group of outstanding female individuals from diverse Indonesian cybersecurity institutions and leading Indonesian companies came together to form the Indonesia Women in Cybersecurity (IWCS) initiative. This movement is a non-profit organization that aims to carry out the IWCS program’s objectives. It accomplishes so through involving women as stakeholders in the cyber sector, with the goal of inspiring and collaborating to strengthen Indonesia’s cyber security.
Mission
IWCS’s mission is to empower women and girls in Indonesia
to contribute to the development of cyber security.
AWARENESS
Provides insight into cybersecurity
across multiple demographic, social and
economic groups of women
EDUCATION
Encouraging women to choose
cybersecurity as a career through
changing the perception of jobs in
cybersecurity and help more women to
become leaders in the cybersecurity
industry
EMPOWERMENT
Empowering women to be able to
participate actively and play a role in
cybersecurity, by providing access to
information on existing education and
professional opportunities.
Program
Awareness
Raising awareness of cyber security, especially on issues
that can be detrimental or harmful.
Mentorship
Providing support, experience, information, and inspiration
to female students and professionals pursuing a career in
cybersecurity.
Education
Learning to develop self potential in terms of cybersecurity.
Can be in the form of training, or sharing knowledge and so on.
Apprenticeship
Supporting the careers of Indonesian women in cybersecurity field.
Train the new generation through apprenticeship programs with a direct
training approach in the workplace so as to accelerate the improvement
of the quality of human resources.
