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Preventing state-sponsored attacks from countries such as China, Russia, Iran and Syria is an ongoing battle for cybersecurity engineer, Denise Carter-Bennett.
She works at Datacom, and has a background in ethical hacking, open source intelligence and malware analysis.
She is autistic and was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and credits her neurodiversity for her success in the industry.
She's an advocate for encouraging greater neurodiversity in the tech sector and is set to speak at the International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists, being held in Auckland next week.
She's also a trustee of the New Zealand Network for Women in Security, where she's working to bring more Māori and Pasifika women into the industry. Denise Carter-Bennett is Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāpuhi, and Ngāti Hine.