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Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is partnering with the National Cybersecurity Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) to open a request for proposals to pilot programs within community colleges that include engagement with Cyber FastTrack.Cyber FastTrack helps put students on a...

The Daily Swig Written By Adam Bannister Infosec leader on why training, mutual support, and career opportunities are needed to keep women in their rolesThe average female cybersecurity professional exits the industry aged just 30.This is according to a leading figure...

  By: Adam Bannister   This is according to a study quoted by a leading figure at global non-profit Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), which was established in 2012 to give female cybersecurity professionals the training, support, and career development opportunities...

Target’s cybersecurity team has designed a Cyber Defense Challenge exclusively for members of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).This unique program will provide hands-on experience, giving WiCyS members a taste of what it’s like to be on a Fortune 50 cyber defense team....

CSO Written by Mary K. Pratt The way Janell Straach sees it, the cybersecurity profession has an image problem, and it’s keeping women out of the field at a time when the industry needs all the workers it can get. Straach says female students, when asked to describe...

CSO Written by Sandra Wheatley Senior Vice President, Marketing, Threat Intelligence and Influencer Communications at Fortinet If you work in cybersecurity like I do, you are probably aware of two major issues within the industry: 1) there is a significant skills gap...

Microsoft Written by Kate Behncken - Vice president and lead of Microsoft Philanthropies Cybersecurity continues to be a significant threat for governments, businesses and individuals around the world. From supply chain disruptions to ransomware attacks,...

By Mary K. Pratt The way Janell Straach sees it, the cybersecurity profession has an image problem, and it’s keeping women out of the field at a time when the industry needs all the workers it can get. Straach says female students, when asked to describe cybersecurity...

CBS News Written by Nicole Sganga As the race to recruit female talent in STEM continues moving ahead with steady progress, stunning statistics still wrack the cybersecurity sector: Women working in cybersecurity currently account for less than one quarter of the...

WKYC Studios Written by Emma Henderson CLEVELAND — The internet is everywhere. And 1,700 of the brightest minds in cybersecurity are in Cleveland right now. The goal? Encourage women in the field to come and work right here in Northeast Ohio. "There's always going to...