software dev @ciscotrust passionate about outreach and changing what the field of cybersecurity looks like. tweets are my own

Raleigh, NC
Joined April 2017
When you are balancing identities around being a woman and a woman of color in a male-dominated space, you pick and choose what parts of you to highlight. We all do a version of self editing. I may not be an extrovert in anyway shape or form but the conve…lnkd.in/e9ZAZTi
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About a week ago I got married over #CiscoWebex because in pandemic times people are still first at #WeAreCisco
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As a former Floridian I wish we would just do better.
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For my Spanish speaking buds @elhilopodcast did a fantastic podcast on spread of disinformation in our communities. My Miami, Florida, Venezuelan roots have no infrastructure to flag fake news and I see the impact everywhere
La desinformación en español fue parte de las campañas electorales en Florida. Estén donde estén, hoy es un día clave para mantenerse informados con periodismo de calidad. #AbrimosElHilo con una lista de medios y periodistas a los que pueden seguir hoy. ↓
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Without the incredible longtime partnership of @Cisco #WiCyS wouldn’t be the beautiful community of engaging and encouraging support that it is. We are thankful today and everyday for our partners and their parallel goal of building a #diverse and inclusive #cyber workforce.
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The right-wing Heritage Foundation, after examining 36 years of mail-in ballots, found only 1,285 cases of voter fraud out of nearly two billion votes cast — a rate of .0000007 percent. They're crying about nonexistent fraud to set the stage to contest this election. #VPDebate
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Mike Pence perpetuates the lie that to acknowledge systemic racism in criminal justice is to call police officers racist. Quite the opposite. It’s not the officers, it’s the system. Don’t fall for this sleight of hand. #VPDebate
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Can we please stop calling it “the issue of race” when what we’re really discussing is “the issue of racism”
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Okay, Pro-tip here for Microsoft Office 365 users: Editor > Settings > Inclusivity. Tick the boxes. Your spellchecker will now help you to start overcoming your subconscious biases. (It's a brilliant feature. I wish they'd make more noise about it).
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On this day in our shared US history...
On this day in 1954, Southern state officials met in Virginia, determined to resist the recent Brown v. Board of Education decision striking down school segregation. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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Tracing and testing for COVID is still critically important. If you missed @cryptoreo @tcn white paper this is a nice little write up on importance of interoperability for contact tracing apps. Proud of my smart frands. businessinsider.com/apple-go…
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My bud @TXJennieK took a tech fellowship in Congress and now drafts things of impact. Systemic racism bleeds into tech like everything else but it is particularly harmful for its ability to scale. Questions detailed should also be asked locally too banking.senate.gov/newsroom/…
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Does anyone know of any engineering and/or product managers who are willing to mentor black and brown folks? Feel free to comment! There is plenty of black and brown talent looking for mentors in technical roles too. It's the perfect time to help out! 👇
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#drawingwhileblack #blackgirlmagic Hi! I’m Talia, a black artist in Baltimore. I’m new to twitter but I love drawing portraits and character! Instagram: instagram.com/saphiraas
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*Activists and Legislators:* Here’s a thread of MEANINGFUL legislation that has been proposed and, in some cases, passed in cities and states to address police violence. Consider passing legislation like this in your community, too. (1/x)
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3. To do that, we have to know which levels of government have the biggest impact. Changing the federal government is important. But the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.
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