Gender diversity in the security industry is improving. According to the latest ISC(2) figures, the percentage of women in cybersecurity is around 24 percent, with an increasing number being appointed in leadership positions.
It is widely agreed that one of the most important factors in encouraging more women to enter the industry in the first place — or, indeed to make a career switch over to cybersecurity — is the existence of role models. The digital event at which the winners were announced, last night on 28 October, hosted by IT Security Guru, was made possible by the support of sponsoring companies keen to promote the role of women in cyber, with BT Security and Kaspersky platinum sponsors, BAE Systems AI and KnowBe4 gold sponsors, and ISC(2) the silver sponsor.
This list aims to call out the most inspirational women in the industry today as voted for by our panel of judges. The judges themselves *(see bottom of page) do not appear on the list, but were selected due to their own part in championing the role of women in cybersecurity and helping to increase diversity in the recruitment process and beyond – and are of course inspirational figures in their own right.
The judges made their nominations, nominations were also accepted via the IT Security Guru website, including self-nomination, then the judges got to pick their top 25, with those getting the most votes winning – though we extended the list to 26 due to several tied votes. The winners are not ranked so the results below are in no particular order:
Lindy Cameron, CEO, National Cyber Security Centre
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