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Meet Caitlin

Caitlin, known to many as “Cybersecurity Girl”, is one of the top Cybersecurity influencers on social media. Determined to make a meaningful impact, she embarked on a passion project: a cybersecurity social media account aimed at achieving three core goals. First, to educate the public on staying safe online. Second, to demystify cybersecurity and attract more individuals to this crucial field, addressing the significant skill and worker gap. Third, to inspire more women to enter STEM fields, particularly cybersecurity. She stands out as the prominent Cybersecurity Influencer, nurturing and educating her vast global audience of over 1,200,000 across various platforms. Her mission remains steadfast: to educate, demystify, and inspire. In her earlier role,  Caitlin steered TikTok's Global Cybersecurity Advocacy and Culture team, she was in charge of championing both internal and external cybersecurity education, awareness, and culture. Before starting at TikTok, Caitlin was in cybersecurity consulting for nearly 10 years. Her career began at EY as a Cybersecurity Consultant, performing large scale, global cybersecurity awareness assessments across 20 key cyber sectors. She also worked as an ISO 27001 lead implementer, as well as worked on projects pertaining to NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, and Cyber Essentials Plus standards. She later transitioned to data protection and privacy. Utilizing Data Loss Prevention software, she helped companies secure high-value assets and made a strategic move to London. Here, her focus was on Data Privacy, specifically GDPR preparation and compliance. When she moved back to the states, Caitlin worked for the global law firm, DLA Piper, as a Senior Manager specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy consultancy. Later, she transitioned to a Director role at Protiviti.