Naomi Meyer
Naomi brings over a decade of expertise spanning software engineering, cybersecurity, and education leadership. She just graduated honors with her Master's in Cybersecurity and Leadership from the University of Washington, while conducting ethical bug bounty research. During her 5 years at Adobe as a Software Development Engineer, she built large-scale features and served on technical committees while becoming a seasoned speaker at international engineering conferences. Before transitioning to tech, Naomi taught English as a foreign language in local classrooms across Asia and with the Peace Corps in West Africa. She enjoys weekends outside in the mountains with her dog.
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Safety Net Project, the tech safety team at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) has seen a significant uptick in recent years with local organizations requiring additional aid and guidance on best practices to support survivors of domestic violence and continue critical communication, in the face of natural disaster events like fires, hurricanes, and flooding. This project was born out of a direct response to this need - inspired by literal natural disasters across the United States.
Graduate students from the University of Washington (UW) are conducting research on this critical topic of cyber security best practices and guidelines for local victim service providers in the context of disaster preparedness and response. Some key topics covered include: emergency response communication plans, privacy and digital protection during disasters, as well as location tracking (stalkerware, tracking through car, airtag, dog pet finder, children’s devices, etc.), detection, and prevention. The research presented will serve as a comprehensive guide that fills the current gap in NNEDV’s resources, by offering actionable recommendations to help local organizations continue critical communication and safeguard survivors during and after natural disasters.