Gender diversity in the cybersecurity industry is a key issue as we seek to create a larger, more representative, balanced and welcoming industry for all. As the (ISC)22019 Cybersecurity Workforce Study revealed, a global shortage of more than four million trained cybersecurity professionals exists, and women represent just 30% of the current workforce, meaning recruitment and advancement of women is a strategic imperative to limiting, if not closing, the gap. A separate report by (ISC)2published earlier this year highlighted the surge of women into senior roles, but confirmed that there remains much more work to do to both in achieving true diversity in the sector and in making a career in cybersecurity equally appealing for men and women alike.
Every year, SC Magazine compiles its UK and European lists highlighting 50 women of influence in cybersecurity. These are women who, in the opinions of the magazine’s journalists and a select group of senior women in the industry, have had the most influence in the cybersecurity sector over the past year as leaders, role models or campaigners for women in the industry.
This year, two members of the (ISC)2 organization have been included in the list for the first time.
In the UK, (ISC)2 EMEA managing director Deshini Newman has joined the list, in recognition of her considerable work to advocate for growing the number of women in cybersecurity roles, as well as her efforts to raise awareness of workplace cyber bullying and the barriers to entry and progression that it creates for women in the workplace.
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