The world of cybersecurity can be a lonely place for women, who are outnumbered four to one by men. But recent events hosted by Maryville University in partnership with Venture Café St. Louis helped strengthen a growing community dedicated to supporting and empowering women in the field. The events included a “Powerful Women in Cyber” panel which addressed how the cybersecurity community can find ways to access and harness untapped female talent. The panel was moderated by Maryville senior Andrea Rodriguez, who studies Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism and is president of Maryville’s Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) student organization. A meetup connecting women interested in or already working in cybersecurity was also held, as well as office hours with Maryville’s Cyber Fusion Center experts allowing startups, small businesses and nonprofits to learn how to protect themselves from security threats.