Katzcy

Katzcy is a women-owned small business that operates a family of brands aimed at growing and diversifying the cybersecurity workforce. It uses games, competitions and events to draw people into security careers, and also offers marketing to security companies.

What Katzcy offers

• US Cyber Team — scouting and training athletes for the International Cybersecurity Challenge.
• Wicked6 — an annual three-day hack-and-chat event for women in cybersecurity.
• Cyber esports — leagues, competitive games and game research through its foundation.
• Career camps — events where students learn about job roles through play.
• Katzcy Marketing — lead generation and campaigns for cybersecurity firms.

Who it works with

It serves students, women entering the field, security professionals and cybersecurity vendors. It has run a training programme with Cyberjutsu and SANS for workers affected by the pandemic.

Key facts

• Ownership: women-owned small business
• Partnerships: works with the NICE programme at the US standards institute NIST
• Brands: PlayCyber, US Cyber Games, Wicked6, Cyber Esports Foundation