A Filigran-supported community
A global community
of women shaping
cyber threat intelligence
Analysts, researchers, engineers, founders, and everyone in between.
Women in CTI is a Filigran-supported community for women working in, or moving into, cyber threat intelligence. Born out of conversations at conferences and in the Filigran Slack, it's grown into a space where members trade tradecraft, mentor each other, and make the CTI field more connected and welcoming.
No Straight Line: The Women of Cyber Threat Intelligence
There's no single path into CTI, and that's exactly the point. We sat down with women across the field to talk about how they got here: the detours, the mentors, the moments that changed their trajectory, and the advice they'd give to someone just starting out.
Read their stories and see just how many "straight lines" it actually takes to build a career in threat intelligence.
Free to read online. No form, no gate.
Karla Reffold
Chief Insights Officer, Surefire Cyber
“Your hard days and your good days come from the people you work with.”
Cheryl Biswas
Cybersecurity Researcher, Freelance
“Don't let a lack of technical qualifications convince you that you don't belong.”
Jasmina Zito
Head of Threat Intelligence and Red Team, Canva
“I would rather use AI to speed up the repeatable work and protect the parts where we add the most value.”
Join us on Slack
The heart of Women in CTI lives in the Filigran Slack community, in the #women-in-cti channel. It's open to anyone, no invite required. This is where the day-to-day happens: questions get answered, jobs get shared, and the next meetup gets planned. Join the Filigran Slack, then head to #women-in-cti.
Women in CTI at Black Hat
Every year at Black Hat, we bring the community together in person for our Women in CTI Happy Hour: a chance to swap war stories, make introductions, and celebrate the women driving threat intelligence forward. If we met you there, this is where the conversation continues.
Black Hat USA 2026
Women in CTI Happy Hour, Las Vegas, August 2026.
Black Hat USA 2025
Photos from the 2025 Women in CTI Happy Hour are being gathered and will appear here.
Why join Women in CTI?
Exchange job opportunities
Hear about open roles first, get referred by community members, and find your next move in CTI through people who know the field.
Discuss threat intel topics
Talk tradecraft with peers: adversary tracking, intel tooling, reporting frameworks, career growth, and the challenges only other CTI practitioners really get.
Meet up at events, big and small
From our Black Hat Happy Hour to local meetups in your city, connect face-to-face with a network that spans the globe.
Learn from and mentor others
Whether you're looking for guidance or ready to give it, the community is built on that exchange.
Threat intelligence is better when more perspectives are in the room.
Come find yours.