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How women can break the cybersecurity glass ceiling - And why we need to help them

April 7, 2021

A 2019 S&P Global study found that public companies with women at the helm were more profitable compared to those with men in the CEO and CFO seats. Women are also making big inroads in other fields including science and medicine. Yet in the tech and cybersecurity industries women still lag behind. It’s certainly not because of a lack of jobs. Though the talent shortage did ease last year, the industry as a whole is struggling to fill vacancies. There are a few reasons that women aren’t filling those seats.

Ariel Weintraub appointed CISO at MassMutual

March 15, 2021

Ariel Weintraub has been appointed CISO at MassMutual.

Half of women in cybersecurity report positive career impact from COVID-19

New Tessian report reveals that cybersecurity jobs weathered Covid-19 storm and explains why industry needs to address issue with equal pay to encourage more women to join

March 8, 2021

While the global job market has been hit hard by the pandemic, cybersecurity job recruitment thrived in 2020. According to a new global report from human layer security company Tessian, titled Opportunity in Cybersecurity 2021, 94% of women in cybersecurity hired new staff members in 2020 to support their teams, with IT, finance and healthcare industries making the most hires.

Celebrate these women in the security industry for International Women's Day and learn what drew them into the security industry

Celebrate these Security Leaders for International Women's Day!

Maggie Shein

March 8, 2021

We asked several Women Security Leaders to tell us what drew them into the profession, along with their thoughts on continued diversification of the industry.

5 minutes with Stephanie Benoit-Kurtz – A seat at the table

Maria Henriquez

November 13, 2020

Meet Stephanie Benoit-Kurtz, lead of cybersecurity faculty at the University of Phoenix – Las Vegas. She is also director of cybersecurity for Station Casinos in Las Vegas. She has spent three decades in the IT industry, working for a variety of large and small organizations and as a consultant. In the early days of her career, despite being part of the team responsible for implementing decisions at the IT company where she was employed, she “was routinely left out of the decision-making process. Here, we talk to Benoit-Kurtz about how the cybersecurity space has changed over time, and how the industry can embrace more individuals to meet demand and close the cybersecurity gap.

Women in cybersecurity training and virtual conference

Virtual cybersecurity conference to promote women and diversity within the industry

November 9, 2020

Cyber security training company SANS Institute and Women in Cybersecurity Middle East (WiCSME), are promoting the importance of a diverse security team at its first edition of an annual WiCSME2020 conference to take place November 14-15, 2020.

Applications open for ESET’s fifth annual Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship

July 22, 2020

ESET announced that applications are open for the fifth annual ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship. This year, ESET will award $5,000 each to three(3) young women currently enrolled as undergraduates and who major in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) field.

Changing the Hoodie Image for Cybersecurity

(ISC)² survey shows women increasingly embracing cybersecurity as a career path

July 21, 2020

Women in the cybersecurity profession are committed to their roles for the long term, according to research data from (ISC)2.

The Global Security Team at Boston Scientific: Individually Strong, Collectively Powerful

A best-in-class enterprise security team at Boston Scientific.

Diane Ritchey

April 1, 2020

Meet the global security team at Boston Scientific – five female professionals with diverse background and skills who are ensuring the safety and security of a global enterprise.

Women Represent 24 Percent of Cybersecurity Workforce, (ISC)² Reports

April 2, 2019

(ISC)² released its 2019 Women in Cybersecurity report, which reveals that women now represent 24 percent of the cybersecurity workforce.

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How can you advance your career in the security industry with the skills and competencies necessary to benefit your organization? What will the security executive and the security function of the future look like? Join us as we hear from veterans in the security industry about their experiences, their lessons learned, and best practices for advancing their careers.

Security measures today tend to focus on controlling access, albeit with limitations. Many organizations, for example, know how many people have entered a secure location, but not how many have left.