Royce Allen
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Leadership
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Cybersecurity
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Technology
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Computer security
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Information technology security
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
About Royce Allen
Royce L. Allen, Speaker, Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect, Office of information Security Policy, and Strategy. Prior to joining the Royce Allen served as Chief, Office of Oversight and Compliance for the National Security Agency’s Information Assurance (IA) Directorate (IAD) and Cybersecurity (CS) programs. During her tenure she developed a comprehensive IA compliance program; revitalized/modernized efforts to identify and deliver state-of-the-art automated compliance internal controls and policies. Her achievements resulted in an agency-wide IA/CS compliance wellness program. Within a year, IA/CS compliance wellness program served as an example to measure compliance readiness and global health by demonstrating significant improvements. Increased IA/CS program compliance to 100%, compared with a previous rating of 3% compliance.
Royce Allen, holds a Masters in Security and Organizational Management, Webster University, St Louis, MO and Bachelors of Science, Networking and Information Systems, Strayer University, Alexandria. Royce has been speaking for over 15 years on IA/CS analytic machine learning algorithms, deploying over 150+ analytics capabilities and tools using cloud and traditional technologies. These tools enabled cyber missions and countered threats throughout the IC, DoD, and federal agencies. She is recognized as an authority on technology implementation and organizational transformation. She has been teaching, lecturing, and consulting, and is known for innovative approaches to leadership and diversity in technology.
Vetting Working Group, and Co-chair of for the Women Enterprise Resource Working Group.
Women of Color Raising Star Engineering STEM Award; received several individual and team awards
Featured topics
Making a Career Change - When is the Right Time?
Whether or not you are pursuing a passion or side hustle, confused about quitting your job for a new one, or just looking for a change, know that it’s not a straightforward decision. It requires careful planning and thinking. Transitions are not just about doing something different. A career transition is a lifestyle redesign that often entails rethinking how you want to feel at the end of the day, how you want to spend your time, and how this relates to your longer term goals. When you feel this need for change, it isn’t necessarily related to a fancier title or more money, but your inner voice whispering that you could do more, be more, experience and achieve more.
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Making a smooth transition
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Designing your next career
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Creating career goals
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Evaluating the environment or business culture
The Culture of Diversity and Inclusion
True diversity isn’t about checking the box. It’s about recruiting a workforce that includes individuals with different worldviews, ethnicities, religions, backgrounds, abilities and ages. This is a challenge many companies face when trying to create a well-rounded culture. Diversity and inclusion isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach as each culture has their own unique circumstances. It is important that companies and Human Resources prioritize having policies in place to demonstrate what is acceptable.
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Building a Culture of Diversity
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Demonstrating Inclusion in your company
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Fostering a team of diversity and inclusion
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Identifying the opportunities
Expanding Your Diversity and Inclusion in Technology
It is no secret that tech has had a long-standing diversity and inclusion problem. It is arguably a root cause of many larger issues that plague technology, including implications for justice and fairness; and increases discrimination against people of color. Now, amid building social pressure, the industry is pledging to take new steps to narrow its persistent diversity gap.
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What can you do to expand your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in technology
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Steps to a diversified technology department
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Benefits to expanding technology perspectives in cultures and generations
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Recruitment and retention strategy targeted at talent
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Recruiting under-represented groups and retaining them.
Women in the Technology
As a woman rising in today’s executive workforce, you need every edge you can get. While studies continue to underscore positive correlations between companies with gender-diverse leadership teams and profitability, women executives are still far scarcer than their male counterparts. For example, a recent study found that 75% of businesses have at least one woman in a senior management position, but the proportion of upper-level roles held by women is still only at 24% and 1% in technology. I have often found myself as the only woman in the room.
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How to advance into executive leadership roles
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Handling challenges as you advance
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Steps you can take immediately to increase your visibility and professional reputation to create a roadmap for your future success.
Understanding Cybersecurity and AI
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting critical systems and sensitive information from digital attacks. Also known as information technology (IT) security, cybersecurity measures are designed to combat threats against networked systems and applications, whether those threats originate from inside or outside of an organization.
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Avoiding costs and expenses of responding to a breach
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Costs of downtime and lost revenue
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Long-term reputational damage to a business
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Creating a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, governed by best practices and automated using advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning
What People Are Saying…
I have heard a lot of speakers in my time and Royce Allen knows what she is talking about and enjoyable to listen to.
Royce is a highly persuasive speaker with her ability to integrate and articulate relevant information about technology and business practices
Royce has been wowing me for years, with her cybersecurity and information technology knowledge. She is a dynamic speaker.
Book
The Horn and the Halo is about an angelic demon who somehow ended up with a halo wedged over one of his horns. His childlike behavior and animated thoughts compel you to see him as a lovable character, although he can be very devilish. As Lord Devil begins to plot against Thath, the book transitions to Earth, where the Defense Forces (good guys and gals) are protecting the people of Earth and the planet itself. The various characters in the military all play a vital role as a team to maintain the balance of the forces, as well as themselves. Each one is a very strong leader to include one of the new recruits. Although this is a fictional book, you might see yourself or someone you know in one or more of the characters.