There is a worldwide shortage of over 3 million in the ranks of cybersecurity professionals, with half a million of that shortage in North America alone. The problem is only expected to get worse as the demand for infosec talent is expected to grow dramatically in the coming months and years.

One troubling fact about this shortage of talent is that the gap could be dramatically filled if only one segment of the population were proportionately represented in the cybersecurity industry – women!

Join us as Kevin, Jason, and their very special guests, Kristen Twining (Senior VP of Sales) and Madison Beane (Commercial Account Executive) from Illusive Technology as we rip the Band-Aid off the issue and expose it for what it is, a societal travesty!

Gender bias is certainly part of the issue, as evidence suggests that young females, often during high school or even before that point in life have already formed preconceptions about their place in the world. Let’s face it, the world of technology is intimidating enough without the additional issues of biases.

The good news is that evidence suggests that things are turning around. We have a long, long way to go to eliminate gender biases, however, we are making progress! We must all do our part to encourage the female population to join the exciting field of cybersecurity. Help us fight the good fight. WE NEED YOU!

In this exciting two-part episode, join us for some fun and we talk all about how tear down some of these walls and get more women interested in this fantastic field and career path.

Join us this Cybersecurity Awareness month, as we hit on many important topics and focus on WOMEN in CYBERSECURITY!

 

CITATIONS:

ISC2 Women in Cybersecurity Report

Download the report here: https://www.isc2.org/research/women-in-cybersecurity

Frost & Sullivan (Agents of Change: Women in the Information Security Profession)

            https://1c7fab3im83f5gqiow2qqs2k-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Women-in-the-Information-Security-Profession-GISWS-Subreport.pdf

Cybercrime Magazine

Women Know Cyber: The Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpc31WJ6l2M

York University School of Continuing Studies

What Challenges do Women Face in Cybersecurity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S7kGvug4m4

Other Great Resources:

Women in Cybersecurity.org

https://www.wicys.org/

Girls Who Code

https://girlswhocode.com/

Women in Tech

https://women-in-tech.org/

Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC)

https://womenscyberjutsu.org/page/WhoAreWe

WoSEC – Women of Security

https://twitter.com/WoSECtweets

The Diana Initiative

https://www.dianainitiative.org/

Code Like a Girl

https://code.likeagirl.io/tagged/cybersecurity

Women in Technology

https://www.womentech.net/