San Diego engineer writes book to inspire diversity in STEM
Neil Thompson hopes his children's book about the science of hair will inspire the next generation of Black innovators.
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Neil Thompson hopes his children's book about the science of hair will inspire the next generation of Black innovators.
Zinet Kemal uses stories and school visits to help educate and empower young people about safety online—and to encourage them to consider careers in cybersecurity.
The immigrant experience can often drive individuals off course. But for Zinet Kemal, it helped propel her into a new professional world and fill a gap in education to drive security awareness into the youngest generation. Kemal, now a cloud security engineer with Best Buy, spoke to SC Media’s Jill Aitoro about her experiences.
Said the children's book author and Best Buy's cloud security engineer: "I also felt it was important to take on the Hollywood myth that cybersecurity people are people in hoodies working in a dark basement.”
Meet Zinet Kemal, as part of our continuing coverage into Minnesotan, Black, Muslim African Diaspora women