Best Practice Report

Best Practices: Recruiting And Retaining Women In Cybersecurity

Address Skill Shortages With A More Inclusive Culture

Claire O'Malley
 and  six contributors
Feb 22, 2018

Summary

Despite its urgent and ever-growing importance, the cybersecurity industry is projecting a staffing shortage of 1.8 million unfilled jobs globally by 2022. Meanwhile, women represent just 11% of cybersecurity professionals worldwide. If chief information security officers (CISOs) hope to address their staff and skill shortage, they will need to actively recruit, retain, and promote women. In this report, we share best practices for security leaders to create a more welcoming culture for women in cybersecurity.

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