May 14, 2024 I The AtlanTTic center hosted this morning the celebration of the third of the conferences “Connecting in equality”. On this occasion it focused on the role of women in cybersecurity, closing the cycle of events of this year. The main objective of this cycle is to raise awareness in society trying to show the need for technology to move towards more inclusive, feminist and diversity aspects. This activity is supported by PuntoGal and the Equality Unit of UVigo.

Among the speakers at the round table, in addition to well-known names in the field of ICT in Galicia such as Ana Fernández Vilas, Pilar Vila, Elena Rodríguez Lois or Edita de Lorenzo, who acted as moderator, was Eduvigis Ortiz, president and founder of Women4Cyber Spain. Her presence is part of the activities under the collaboration agreement that this European entity, focused on the role of women in cybersecurity, maintains with PuntoGal.

Prior to their participation in this conference, a tripartite meeting was held between Women4Cyber, PuntoGal and the ciber.gal node to explore possibilities for future collaboration and the expansion of work on the gender perspective in the field of cybersecurity in Galicia. In addition to Eduvigis Ortiz, Edita de Lorenzo, secretary of the board of PuntoGal, Adrián Lence, director of AMTEGA and Gustavo Herva, head of security of AMTEGA were present.

About PuntoGal

PuntoGal is the managing entity of the Galician domain since 2014.Established in 2006, it develops its work in three main areas: domain management, representation of Galicia in the network management bodies at international level and corporate actions to support initiatives in the field of technology, network, language and culture.As of today there are around 7,100 registered .gal domains. For more information: dominio.gal.

About Women4Cyber

Women4Cyber is an initiative that works to help bridge the gender gap among cybersecurity professionals in Europe. Not following this goal, the main objective is to encourage and promote the training, empowerment and requalification of girls and women towards cybersecurity education and professions. For more information: www.women4cyberspain.es

About ciber.gal

The Galician Cybersecurity Node CIBER.gal is a public-private collaboration space formed by Amtega, CCN, INCIBE, the four Galician Provincial Councils and FEGAMP. In addition to its founding members, it has about 50 public and private entities adhered to it.Thanks to the coordination and availability of the resources of its founders and collaborators, CIBER.gal works to design and execute initiatives for three essential groups: citizens, the business community and the public administration.All of them aim to improve the level of cybersecurity in the Galician digital environment, raise awareness, train and educate on the importance of cybersecurity at all levels and promote the Galician industry in this field. For more information: ciber.gal