Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.
Živilė Tveragaitė. IT Security Expert. Ignitis Group
I have more than 8 years experience in the IT sector. During that time I had a chance to work in different IT positions in public and private sectors. This gave me a broad understanding of how IT and cyber security management processes are organized in different organizations. I am happy to have the opportunity to share my experience with those who are just starting their journey in tech.
Jovita Labrencė. Senior Software Engineer. Cognizant
I’m a backend developer who is passionate about improving ways of working, increasing code quality and team work while getting things done. It’s a challenge to balance these out but it gets better with time.
Tautvydas Jašinskas. Head of Cyber Security. Avia Solutions Group
Cyber security mindset enthusiast, with a sense of reality. Experienced in cyber security operations, management and design. Passionate about threat intelligence, ethical hacking, forensics and, most importantly, work ethics and business culture. Interested in but not limited to cyber security governance, including vulnerability management, security information and event management, cyber security controls and standards, development, and automatization. Result-orientated which leads to safe, secure and successful tomorrow.
Jonas Skardinskas. Head of Cybersecurity and IT Policy group. Ministry of National Defence
During my career, I have moved from diplomacy to IT and to my current position – leading a dedicated team drafting cybersecurity strategy, policy documents, and drafts of laws and regulations. My previous experiences as a diplomat helped me a lot in quickly learning to operate in a new environment, get to know new team members, identify, and engage stakeholders both from inside and outside organizations, draw up, communicate, and implement action plans. I believe in being an optimalist – doing your best under given circumstances, accepting reality, and not being afraid to fail.
Andrius Gintalas. Information and Cyber Security Expert. NRD Cyber Security
The best parts in any activity are starting, doing (planning, creating, communicating), and finally celebrating the results.
Specialization to perform in the challenging global field of privacy and cybersecurity. It is a bridge between law, governance, and technology aspects of EU and global data protection and cybersecurity issues. It varies from drafting contracts and rules, providing consultations, performing audits, etc.
Challenged with different viewpoints and experiences where the difference becomes our strengths, with a broader skillset of decisions making, communication skills, and related soft skills where every step can become our better way to pursue happiness.
Inga Žukauskienė. Deputy Director, Information Technology Department. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Inga Žukauskienė is Women4Cyber Lithuania coordinator, Information Technology Deputy Director with a demonstrated experience working in the Project Management field. Skilled in Cyber Security Governance and international relations, EU affairs, cyber security threats and national cyber security policy issues.
Karolis Bartkevičius. Senior Ecosystem Security Engineer. Mambu
– Cyber security (fundamentals, hands on, advanced technology-specific topics);
– Computer networks (fundamentals, common protocols, Internet);
– Low-level development (C, Linux kernel, driver etc.);
– Managing small teams (team lead role);
– Project management basics (requirements, planning, stakeholder management).
Sigita Jurkynaitė. Director of CyberSOC. NRD Cyber Security
I am currently leading the CyberSOC team at NRD Cyber Security in Lithuania. I have international experience in cybersecurity project management, coordination of expert communities and training, having previously worked at GÉANT, Europe’s leading collaboration on e-infrastructure and services for research and education, where I managed multi million euro projects, coordinated information security community activities, led Special Interest Groups, and organised cyber security trainings in Europe and Asian countries.
Aušra Dilijonaitė. Senior Manager. PwC Norway
I am a cybersecurity and risk professional with focus on strategy and transformation, implementation of information security management systems, risk management, cloud and operational security. Over the last 15 years, I’ve worked as an auditor, SOC analyst, consultant and manager on varied size projects in different industries. I’m also a co-author of the book “Digital Forensics”. As a mentor, I hope to share my knowledge and experience, give back to the community and contribute to increasing diversity in the field. I enjoy helping others to find their place or a path in cybersecurity.
Andrej Bielko. Senior Security Consultant. Orange
Currently in a permanent role at Orange BS with a strong background (15+ years technical experience) in security, networking, and architecture. Has past experience in network and infrastructure security, cloud anableenablementment, software-defined network architecture, and network function virtualization initiatives with additional responsibilities for teamwork coordination, professional development, budget planning and more • Participated in various DC migrations programs, network in source initiatives, SDN roll-out and automation of end to end network-related activities, migration to SD-WAN. Have public cloud adoption/architecture experience (ISC-CCSP certified) • Global team management experience • Certified in various security products: Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint and others (Togaf, AWS).
Andrej Larionov. Senior Cybersecurity Analyst. Moodys
Got into Cybersecurity without formal education and had to learn as I go. Have a good grasp on what’s important if you want to be successful working in a SOC environment and Incident Response.
Work can be chaotic, but if you know your basics well, you’re golden.
Lukas Yčas. Senior Security Engineer. CUJO AI
Started off my journey in IT being 13 years old hosting and making code changes to a game server which reached 500 consecutive online players. My career started off in a 24/7 Security Operations Center in which I was monitoring an enterprise IT infrastructure and discovered how interesting and alive the cybersecurity world is. This led on to me continuing in various Security Engineering roles building up and managing security infrastructure from zero. In my experience – Cybersecurity is rarely just a technical issue.
Sheldon Nailer. Security Specialist Lead. Deloitte Latvia
I am Sheldon and have over 12 years of experience in planning, delivery and execution of projects in Cybersecurity. I started my career in the IT Sector as a System Administrator and then worked my way as a Security and Risk Consultant.
I am proud to say that my career in Security, has really given me some amazing opportunities to visit some amazing countries in the world and also meet and learn from some really inspiring people along the way.
Cybersecurity is evolving and will continue to evolve in the coming years. I personally feel there are still alot of opportunities towards growing the Cybersecurity space. I admire people who show their keen interest in dedicating their time and efforts towards developing their skills and making our world a little more Secure.
Jovita Laučiūtė. Senior Project Manager | Women4Cyber Member. Venipak
Experienced manager with a demonstrated history of success in ICT and energy automation systems business. Professional skills in leading international teams, business development strategy, sales of complex IT systems for governments, Software as Service, product, bid and project management (PMP®), client consulting, wide experience of international multilateral and other financiers’ and donors’ tendering requirements. Technical knowledge and passion: cyber security for critical infrastructure, business process automation, software and hardware solutions for telecom industry, renewable energy generation solutions and requirements, smart grids, electrical dispatch control systems, substation automation systems and standards. The main countries of work activities and professional experience: Baltics, Nordic, CIS, Caucasus, Ethiopia, Bangladesh. Interests: Kyokushin Karate (3 Dan; International judge), kitesurfing.
Tomas Kaminskas. Cloud engineer – team lead. Omega 365
I have more than 20 years in general IT, went full stack experience wise, did some freelancing gigs, transitioning into leadership roles, open-minded and looking for new ideas from junior generation
Tadas Jakštas. Senior Cybersecurity Capacity Building Expert. NRD CS
I am a senior cybersecurity capacity building consultant with extensive experience in managing international cybersecurity and defence projects. I work with governments and private sector organisations in the following areas:
– Development of National Cyber Security Policies and Strategies
– Development of National Critical Information Infrastructure Identification and Protection Frameworks
– Deployment of Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Assessments for Nations
– Creation of Cybersecurity Crisis Management Regulatory Frameworks and Governance Structures
– Improving National Cybersecurity Legislations
Mindaugas Maraulas. Head of business unit. Blue Bridge
Cloud computing expert with a strong focus on business.
Karolina Žembė. Information Security Officer. Pervesk
I am an Information Security Officer in Pervesk. Working in the field of cybersecurity is inseparable from day-to-day developments and challenges. I became interested in this field during my studies, and so far, I have not stopped taking an interest. Mentoring is an essential part of my life – I always contribute as much as possible to educational projects in IT and cyber security.
Tomas Martinkėnas. Director of Engineering, Security and Privacy. Vinted
Tomas is passionate about maximizing organizational value through privacy and security leadership. He was Chief Information Security Officer in merged at that time and one of the largest financial services providers in the Baltics until changing the sector. Currently, he is the director of Privacy and Security at Vinted – the largest online customer-to-customer marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion with a growing community of more than 37+ million customers. Since the early days of his career, Tomas has combined technical and governance knowledge into effective leadership. He is sharing his experience as a keynote speaker at business conferences and academic communities.
Vilma Škarnulytė. Direktorė, kibernetinio saugumo ekspertė. Emplos
Vilma is a network security expert with over 20 years of managerial experience. To educate the public on IT security issues, she actively speaks in the press, participates in events and lectures on cyber security topics. Cyber security continues to be one of the most relevant topics in the world, so experts must keep the public informed about the latest developments and how to behave in cyberspace.
Lina Strelkauskienė. Head of IT (CIO). VĮ Valstybinių miškų urėdija
I decided to choose a professional path in the field of IT at school. Therefore I purposefully chose to study IT and later on work for an employer in this field. Having started working as an accounting operator 17 years ago, I am currently the head of one of Telia’s IT service management divisions. Technology forces you to constantly learn, be interested in innovation, and be a catalyst for change in everyday life. In this project, I encourage young professionals: the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself!