Career Perspectives Of Being A Woman In Cybersecurity
Fortinet News, Thursday, July 13,2023
Fortinet is committed to advancing women with various backgrounds through its Training Institute to create more opportunities for women in cyber, helping to address the cybersecurity skills gap while also diversifying the field. For women thinking of entering the field of cyber or looking to grow in their current careers, we recently spoke with Mouna Skhiri, Systems Engineer at Fortinet, to learn about her experience and advice for women in the field.
A Rewarding Career in Cybersecurity
1. Can you tell us more about your career pathway?
Mouna Skhiri (MS): I hold a master's degree in network & virtualization from Sorbonne University, as well as an engineering degree from the Higher School of Telecommunications. I enrolled in a graduate program with a networking company where we had intensive training that encompassed many various aspects of networking, including routing, switching, WLAN, and more. I then embarked on my journey as a Systems Engineer in the French Enterprise team. This is when my background as a telecommunications engineer student was put to use. It helped me better understand customer challenges when it came to routing and switching.