Cheryl Biswas is a Strategic Threat Intel Analyst with TD bank in Toronto, Canada. She found her way into InfoSec through a helpdesk backdoor and pivoted into roles for vendor and change management, jumped a gap into privacy and DR/BCP, then laterally moved into security audits and assessments. Her degree in Political Science has evolved into researching APTs, botnets, ransomware and more. Cheryl is actively involved in the security community as a conference speaker and volunteer, mentors those entering the field, and encourages women and diversity in Infosec as a founding member of the "The Diana Initiative."