Security News > 2020 > June > Nonprofit launches new programs to increase diversity in cybersecurity industry
2020-06-29 11:31
Larry Whiteside Jr. wants to solve the talent shortage in cybersecurity and open up economic opportunities to women, Black people, and Latinx people.
As the latest president of the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals, he has a new list of priorities for the non-profit.
After several years of listening to the cybersecurity industry talk about diversity but make little progress, he realized it was time for a new agenda.
Whiteside is developing three programs to bring more diversity to the cybersecurity industry and to start closing that wealth gap.
The goal is to make ICMCP the best source for cybersecurity professionals for companies looking to hire women and people of color.