Elizabeth Tatulis
Co-President of WiCyS Military Affiliate | Security Consulting Manager at Accenture
Computer & Network Security
Education: Southern New Hampshire University - IT with a Cybersecurity Concentration
Boston, MA, USA
Biography
Elizabeth Tatulis is Security Consulting Manager for Life Sciences at Accenture. She has 4 years experience in cybersecurity, and 12 in IT. Ms. Tatulis helps clients strategize and implement various security programs from risk management to insider threat and mergers and acquisitions, understanding the regulatory landscapes and best practices from industry peers. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and co-president of the Women in Cybersecurity Military Affiliate, Ms. Tatulis works to promote diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity field for women veterans and military spouses.
Passion
I am passionate about Cybersecurity, D&I, and helping veterans. I am the Co-President of the WiCyS Military Affiliate and enjoy connecting Veterans, Military Spouses, and other military folks with jobs, resources, and mentorship around getting into Cybersecurity. I also specialize in Life Sciences Security and am familiar with the particular challenges that Biopharma and MedTech companies endure. I've done work with creating and implementing Cyber Risk Programs, Insider Threat work, M&A work, and most recently Security Transformation. I excel at speaking Security to non-Security folks, and one thing I love is to help people break down problems into smaller solutions so that they can tackle issues that seem insurmountable.
Best Story
I love to tell the story of how I got passionate about Cybersecurity! In 2014, I was on a deployment to the Middle East. As you can imagine, there was a lot going on during that time, and port calls were very important. It was right around when most websites were moving to SSL and changing from HTTP to HTTPS, often running two versions of their site during the changeover. I found out that indeed, users are the greatest strength and weakness in Security, as a junior sailor found out they could bypass the firewalls on the ship by simply typing in "HTTPS" before a website URL. A sailor posted about our next port stop - including dates, times, and exact location. A bomb threat was called into the port, and we had to cancel our stay. It left a lot of people very angry, and me with an insatiable curiosity about how such a thing could happen. Cut to me a year later - getting out of the Navy and going back to school. I majored in IT/Cybersecurity to learn how its all done and get to the real foundation of what it's all about.
Origin Story
I like to tell people I am a "late career changer". I often say I "meandered around in my youth", which is code for I didn't know what I wanted to do so I did a little bit of everything! You name it, I've probably worked in the industry - everything from being a Radio DJ, to working in retail, hospitality, outdoors teaching kayaking. At one point I realized I'd need to go back to school in order to be satisfied with my life, and didn't really want to take out a lot of loans. I joined the Navy to help pay for school and when I got out, I juggled - being a brand new mom, going to school full time, and working full time. It was A LOT! But I persevered and I think a lot of the experience I'd had in life prior really helped me with that. I got a job at Accenture through a conference - interviewing at Grace Hopper 2018. After I got hired I knew I wanted to help veterans through that transition period that was so hard for me, and joined WiCyS to help myself and those like me find resources and mentoring.
I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
Everything is negotiable
Topics
Best Story
I love to tell the story of how I got passionate about Cybersecurity! In 2014, I was on a deployment to the Middle East. As you can imagine, there was a lot going on during that time, and port calls were very important. It was right around when most websites were moving to SSL and changing from HTTP to HTTPS, often running two versions of their site during the changeover. I found out that indeed, users are the greatest strength and weakness in Security, as a junior sailor found out they could bypass the firewalls on the ship by simply typing in "HTTPS" before a website URL. A sailor posted about our next port stop - including dates, times, and exact location. A bomb threat was called into the port, and we had to cancel our stay. It left a lot of people very angry, and me with an insatiable curiosity about how such a thing could happen. Cut to me a year later - getting out of the Navy and going back to school. I majored in IT/Cybersecurity to learn how its all done and get to the real foundation of what it's all about.
Origin Story
I like to tell people I am a "late career changer". I often say I "meandered around in my youth", which is code for I didn't know what I wanted to do so I did a little bit of everything! You name it, I've probably worked in the industry - everything from being a Radio DJ, to working in retail, hospitality, outdoors teaching kayaking. At one point I realized I'd need to go back to school in order to be satisfied with my life, and didn't really want to take out a lot of loans. I joined the Navy to help pay for school and when I got out, I juggled - being a brand new mom, going to school full time, and working full time. It was A LOT! But I persevered and I think a lot of the experience I'd had in life prior really helped me with that. I got a job at Accenture through a conference - interviewing at Grace Hopper 2018. After I got hired I knew I wanted to help veterans through that transition period that was so hard for me, and joined WiCyS to help myself and those like me find resources and mentoring.