What we’re about
WICCA is a circle of women in cybersecurity based in Ireland with a shared vision: to spread the cyber word to everyone.
About Us
WICCA IE is the Irish chapter of the Women in Cybersecurity Community Association, which was first founded in the Netherlands in 2018.
Our goal is to bring women security enthusiasts together to learn about everything from exploits, hacking, incident response, and forensics to the low-level tech, governance, policy, GRC—you name it! And of course, to make plenty of bad crypto jokes along the way. We’re here to build a strong community of badass women in Ireland, and hopefully inspire future generations to grab a keyboard and get the hacking party started!
WICCA NL has welcomed over 1,000 members and hosts WICCON, a yearly conference that puts women in the cybersecurity spotlight. Now that our founder has moved to Dublin, we’re expanding our circle to Ireland! Our plan is to meet quarterly and grow a strong, local community. Are you a woman working in or curious about cybersecurity? Then by all means, come join us!
WICCA is an entirely volunteer-driven community and all our meetups are free.
Women-Only?
Our meetups are usually women-only, but since we aim to spread knowledge far and wide, we are planning on hosting many mixed events. The main idea is to create a space where everyone feels at ease and truly welcome. We’re building a strong circle of women, but we’re not an exclusive one. WICCA is, at its core, a group of badass security ladies where anyone is welcome to learn from and with us!
Focus
In our group, we focus on the positive impact of the many initiatives working to increase diversity in cybersecurity and the broader tech world. We highlight good work, solid research, and strong efforts that help our community grow and thrive. We don’t let negativity or endless debates drain our energy, we’d rather spend that time building things, learning, and lifting each other up. We goof together, we laugh together, and yes—we hack together!
