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Mission
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is the premier organization with international reach dedicated to bringing together women in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry to share knowledge, experience, networking and mentoring. The mission of the WiCyS Student Chapter is to build a community within the University of West Florida that promotes women's education, participation, and leadership in the field of not only cybersecurity, but computer science as a whole. The WiCyS Student Chapter is organized with the following purposes: To decrease the gender disparity in not only cybersecurity, but computer science as a whole. To provide education, mentorship, and networking support to students through the WiCyS community. To promote and recruit women in cybersecurity workforce through the University of West Florida.

Membership Benefits
Members will have access to guest speakers and chapter events throughout the year. In addition, webinars and workshops will be accessible thru the national WiCyS portal. WiCyS also provides opportunities to students to participate in national cyber competitions, in addition to a chance to be on our UWF team for several competitions, including NCL.