Dominique West, DBA Candidate

Dominique West, DBA Candidate

Dominique West

Cloud Solutions Team Lead, Datadog

 Dominique West

Dominique currently works for Datadog, a monitoring service for cloud-scale applications. She is deeply passionate about cloud security and cyber awareness, with nine years of experience in IT spanning risk, vulnerability, incident and response, cloud transformation and security across commercial industries. Her current research interests include disinformation, synthetic media and risk management. Additionally, Dominique leads and volunteers with various women-in-technology groups and currently serves as chief of membership engagement for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, a nationwide nonprofit with the aim of empowering women in the field of information security. She is also the creator of Security in Color, a cyber podcast and newsletter platform with the aim of sharing cybersecurity news and knowledge with the world.

Education

  • BBA, Computer Information Systems (Baruch College)
  • M.S., Cybersecurity (University of Dallas)