Tribe of Hackers

58Chinyere Schwartz

“People rely too much on technology to protect them instead of looking at how their actions (or inaction) make them vulnerable to attack.”

Website: www.linkedin.com/in/chinyere-schwartz-9155bb10

Chinyere Schwartz is an information system security officer (ISSO) currently employed by SRC Technologies, Inc. She has been working in information security for a little over seven years and became interested in the field while working for the human resources help desk at the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC. In addition to working, Chinyere is a wife and mother of two children. She met her husband at Howard University while they were both working on their BS degrees in electrical engineering. She has been married to her husband for over 11 years, and they have a soon-to-be-10-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. Chinyere enjoys spending time with her family and friends, learning about new things, and relaxing.

If there is one myth that you could debunk in cybersecurity, what would it be?

I think one of the myths that, unfortunately, is still hanging around out there is that “It can’t happen to me.” People rely too much on technology to protect them instead of looking at how their actions (or inaction) make them vulnerable to attack. If you consistently accept the updates on your cell phone (thinking your phone is secure) but turn around and download ...