Across March we have been honoring women in cybersecurity and showcasing their career experiences. We have collated all our research, member stories, video interviews and other resources we have published in one place for ISC2 members and cybersecurity hiring managers to leverage going forward.
Women have contributed so much to the foundations of cybersecurity. The work of Grace Hopper that led to the creation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the women codebreakers of Bletchley Park during World War Two are just some of the many examples of women playing pivotal roles in the origins of modern cybersecurity technologies and practices. Yet, women are underrepresented in the cybersecurity sector today. ISC2’s Cybersecurity Workforce study is illustrative of this, with only 22% of respondents to the latest iteration being women. Despite this disparity, women working in cybersecurity are, according to our findings, more engaged in cybersecurity leadership and more involved in decision making, problem solving and direction-setting.
Across the month, alongside Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, ISC2 has shared inspiring career stories from women working at every level in cybersecurity, highlighting their experiences, the challenges faced, how they have overcome obstacles and adversity, and how cybersecurity has been a rewarding and engaging career path for everyone.
Below are all the articles, research and resources we have published across the month. This page is provided as a reference that can be shared across organizations and with anyone looking to enter the cybersecurity field or progress their careers:
Introduction
Research
- Survey: Women Comprise 22% of the Cybersecurity Workforce
- Survey: Non-Traditional Paths Are Empowering Women to Enter the Cybersecurity Field
- Survey: Women in Cybersecurity See AI Opportunities and Bias
- Survey: More Work Needed to Deliver Equal Pay in Cybersecurity
Video Interviews
- Sametria McKinney – Inspiring More Women to Pursue a Cybersecurity Career
- Tayo Adeniyi – Applying the CISSP to My Role as a Cybersecurity Professional
Member Voices Articles
- Spotlight on Gail Coury, CISSP, Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Quarter Century as a CISO
- Spotlight on Sarba Roy, CISSP
- Spotlight on Danelle Mattison, CISSP
- Spotlight on Meghna Pippiri, CC
- Spotlight on Anushree Vaidya, CC
- Spotlight on CISO Victoria van Roosmalen, CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP
- Spotlight on CEO and CISO Theresa G. Blackwell-Frank, CISSP
- Spotlight on CISO Andrea Simpson, CISSP