Report: Women Remain Underrepresented in Information Security
Over the past few years, women have represented approximately 10 percent of the information security workforce, but analysis from two recent (ISC)information security workforce surveys shows that women are quickly converging on men in terms of academic focus, computer science and engineering, and, as a gender, have a higher concentration of advanced degrees.
The contingent of women within the information security profession have a higher concentration within the area of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) – which an (ISC)2 and Booz Allen Hamilton report (conducted by Frost & Sullivan and released September 28, 2015) identified as having a growing role in information assurance and cybersecurity. One in five women in the profession identified GRC as their primary functional responsibility, compared to one out of eight men holding similar positions, the study – Women in Security: Wisely Positioned for the Future of InfoSec – shows.