About this episode

Nicole chats with Dr. Spicer about authenticity in cybersecurity, mentorship, and her journey in product management.

Nicole chats with Dr. Spicer , also known as ReeTheCyberBoss , Cybersecurity Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech and founder of Ree the Cyber Boss. They explore showing up authentically on LinkedIn, navigating imposter syndrome, and how community and mentorship help women stay and thrive in cybersecurity. Dr. Spicer shares her path to a D.Sc., how it differs from a Ph.D., what product management looks like in cyber and medtech, and the persistence it took to land her next role. She also spotlights her platform, a children’s cybersecurity book, an upcoming words-of-affirmation book for Black women in cyber, and her podcast, CTRL+ALT+REE . Resources Mentioned: • Learn more about WISP: https://www.wisporg.com • Read the Cyber Boss: https://www.reethecyberboss.com • The Adventures in Cybersecurity with Huggie Hugglesworth: Huggie Goes to Cyberspace (children’s book) • I Belong Here: Words of Affirmation for Black Women in Cybersecurity (forthcoming) • CTRL+ALT+REE podcast Like, subscribe, and share the Women in Security and Privacy Podcast . Your reviews help us reach and support more women and underrepresented communities in privacy and cybersecurity. WISP’s mission is…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole

Guest: Dr. Spicer

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• community support
• product management
• women in tech

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• imposter syndrome
• mentorship
• women in tech
• product management
• LinkedIn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Ree the Cyber Boss, CTRL+ALT+REE, WISP, Feedspot

Books & works: The Adventures in Cybersecurity with Huggie Hugglesworth: Huggie Goes to Cyberspace, I Belong Here: Words of Affirmation for Black Women in Cybersecurity

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