Speaker

TEDx Speaker

Zinet Kemal explores how her children got hacked while gaming and describes the perils of the online world while emphasizing the importance of teaching and empowering children about online safety and cyber resilience. Zinet Kemal is an immigrant from Ethiopia, a mother of 4, a multi-award winning cybersecurity advocate and a four times best-selling author. She currently excels as a Cloud Security Engineer at a Fortune 500 organization and Board member at a non-profit, Black Girls in Cyber. She is a Georgia Tech University graduate with a Masters of Science degree in Cybersecurity. Zinet's award-winning children's books, including "Proud in Her Hijab", "Oh, No ... Hacked Again!” and "See Yourself in Cybersecurity" promote empowerment, online safety and cyber careers for children.