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The Cyber Battle: Why We Need More Women to Win it

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It is a well-known fact that the cybersecurity industry lacks people and is in need of more skilled cyber professionals every day. In 2022, the industry was short of more than 3 million people. This is in the context of workforce growth by almost half a million in 2021 year over year per recent research. […]

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Women in Cybersecurity: Why Diversity Matters

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March is Women’s History Month, so it’s a perfect time of the year to look back and see how far women in cybersecurity have come. From pioneering tech to achieving a gender-equal future in today’s world, it’s a story of invention, strength and achievement.  A Brief History of Women in Cybersecurity If you asked someone […]

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Innovation Through Diverse Thinking: Amplifying Gender Diversity and Shrinking the Skills Gap

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Cybersecurity Help Wanted Those of us who work in the cybersecurity field continue to witness the capabilities of adversaries outpace the profession’s ability to protect their organizations. Compounding this issue is limited resources, including a lack of skilled professionals. As the tech industry has forewarned for decades, the need for a bigger and better security […]

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3 Things to Do Today to Help Combat the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity

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If we know we stand to gain so much from a more inclusive workforce, what can we do about it? Here are three things you can do today to help combat the gender gap in cybersecurity.

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9 Strategies for Retaining Women in Cybersecurity and STEM in 2020

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We still have a long way to go to improve gender diversity in the security workforce. Here are nine tips for recruiting and retaining women in cybersecurity and STEM.

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Career and Management Advice to Improve Diversity From 21 Leading Women in Cybersecurity

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There’s a long way to go to close the gender and diversity gap in security. Here is some career and management advice from 21 notable women in cybersecurity.

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Biased AI Is Another Sign We Need to Solve the Cybersecurity Diversity Problem

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Biased AI can be trained to reflect narrow human perspectives on risk. It’s time to solve our diversity problem and create teams with varied perspectives to minimize AI bias.

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Let’s Recruit and Retain More Women in the Cybersecurity Industry

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The cybersecurity industry is still facing a serious numbers problem as many jobs go unfilled. What if many of the most troubling issues could be improved by having more women in cybersecurity?

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Women in Security Speak Out at RSAC 2019, But There’s Still a Long Way to Go

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At RSAC 2019, IBM Security General Manager Mary O’Brien noted that while the industry has made progress toward improving the experience of women in security, “a little better isn’t going to cut it.”

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Celebrating International Women’s Day: Why We Need Better Representation of Women in Security

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This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the accomplishments of some of the most influential women in security and explore ways to expose more girls and young women to cyber careers.

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