Security News > 2022 > June > How to support women in cybersecurity

The cybersecurity industry is performing only marginally better than STEM, with women making up roughly 24% of cybersecurity jobs globally, according to².

Reaching these higher levels of the cybersecurity industry is far from straightforward for women at present.

The cybersecurity industry is starting to embrace diversity in the workforce, but there is a long way to go before women are as valued in cybersecurity as men.

What can businesses do to aid and develop women in the cybersecurity sphere?

We need to run programs in universities to allow young women to visualize a career in cybersecurity.

Businesses can make a conscious decision to hire more women - a step taken by about a third of cybersecurity firms.

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