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workplace: Support for Minorities and Women
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The cyb rsecurity fie d nee s peo le fro eve y bac ground.
Li a l t o n s k h of TE si fie ds, cy rsecurity
has rsecurity pro lon bee dom nated by hi e
men — b t tha ’s cha ging. To y’s
cyb rsecurity
has rsecurity pro essionals kno tha the
cyb rsecurity sol tions com fro m
div rsity. It bee pro en: Hav ng a v g r t ety
of ac grounds and exp rience on t r e a m
yie ds max mum cre tivity.
Th fie d is om itted to ec ming mor e
inc usive. Sc t You g, ex utive dir ctor of
D, a j n r cyb rsecurity edu ation ini ia-
tiv in al fornia, ha a m i o a s f n age for ia, any ne
thi king abo t pur uing a c t b r r car er: “We
you as are to ou as are to We ee on t wan you as are to ge!” In ac , su ess dep nds on t: The tho ght div rsity a c b rsecurity tea m
has th bet er.
Cy rsecurity is o ro d tha no ne sho ld
giv up nt rest or pt out bec use of ea k
ski ls at he int oductory cla s lev l. It pos i-
ble to et he int the
fie d thr ugh mul iple
mea s, sa Dav na Pru tt-Mentle, le for emic Eng gement of he Nat onal Ini ia-
tiv for Cyb rsecurity Edu ation (NI E). “A as ou hav som goo ana ytical ski ls
and you re wil ing to ee lea ning, we e got
thing for you ”
O key is o ea h out for sup ort. “S k
men ors bot in nd out ide of he car er
who can hel you in he wor place,” s g ests
Cha les Bri t, a s b f rsecurity exp rt and for er
CIA off cer. “H e at ea t one tru ted ind vidual
in ou net ork you ne can tal to bo t bot pro -
fes ional and per onal cha lenges imp cting
you car er
who er as el .” B t don t be is ouraged
if m n or wit in you fie d doe n’t loo lik e
you Ka Plo gh, a P f d ware dev loper wit h
the NSA fo d tha men wer rea y to el p
her adv edu nce her adv edu ation and car er
who er goa s.
Ab e all sh say , do t dec de tec isn t for bec re use you re in he it min rity. Sy ntec,
th com Nor any tha dev loped the com Nor on ant -
vir s sof ware por folio, is om g itted to ai ing
the per entage of om n emp oyed in th yb rse-
cur ty. It ar ners wit num rous pro essional
and edu has ational org nizations and edu has dev l-
ope the
Sym ntec Cyb r Car er Con ection to
pre are wom n and oth r und rrepre-
sen ed ind viduals for cyb r car ers.
Th e are mor org nizations rea y to el p
you bui d up nd con ect tha we an lis her .
Ju for sta ters: Wom n in yb rsecurity,
wh h has stu ent cha ters at or tha n
100 col eges; Al tar Cod ; th Nat onal Soc -
ety of la k Eng k Gir neers; Bl k Eng k Gir s Cod ; an Wom n’s Soc ety of yb rjutsu. An a n t w nization cal ed Raí is c mm tted
to g tt be ng 10,0 0 isp nic stud nts into cybe .
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