U.K.-based security organization GMS has begun partnering with educational institutions to increase opportunities for women in the security field. Learn more about their partnership with Sandwell College here.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is accepting nominations for the inaugural SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100, a recognition program highlighting the leadership of female security professionals.

Meet the women leading the security, cybersecurity and business continuity functions at Bristol Myers Squibb. Prioritizing inclusion has fostered diversity of thought and strengthened decision-making throughout the organization.

Operational resilience, successful supply chain management, workplace prevention and more: check out Security magazine's top stories of 2021, chosen by the Security Editorial Team.

A new book focuses on risk management for enterprise security leaders. The publication, titled "Flip This Risk for Enterprise Security: Industry Experts Share Their Insights About Enterprise Security Management Risks for Organizations," discusses compliance, executive protection, travel security and more top-of-mind issues.

By being an organization of change, executives can not only diversify the talent within security, cybersecurity and IT teams, but they can improve the quality of their hires and set their enterprise organizations up to thrive in the future.

Women make up only 24% of the cybersecurity field, according to an ISC² study. Cybersecurity leaders Sharon Smith, Lori Ross O'Neil, Aanchal Gupta and Meg West discussed how to solve the problem of underrepresentation in the industry at the ISC² Security Congress 2021.

(ISC)² published a new research study highlighting the unique challenges diverse cybersecurity professionals worldwide face and provides recommendations to create positive change.

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.