New Frost & Sullivan Webinar Women in Cyber: Why Can't We Attract Them?

A Global Information Security Workforce Study Debate

LONDON, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Most organisations claim that bringing women into the cybersecurity profession is a priority, yet female participation has remained static since 2004, at about 11%, according to the latest Global Information Security Workforce Study report developed by Frost & Sullivan for The Center for Cyber Safety and Education™ and the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy. Despite the talk, the needle measuring women in the profession is not moving forward. This suggests that initiatives to attract women aren't proactive enough or that the profession isn't as committed to building a balanced and sustainable workforce as it claims to be.

"Cybersecurity is one of the most important, yet misunderstood and underappreciated professions in the world," comments Jarad Carleton, Principal Consultant, Digital Transformation, Frost & Sullivan. "It has near-zero unemployment and a worker shortfall that grows every year—a gap projected to reach 1.8 million by 2022. Given the talent shortfall, and the apparent attention, it is difficult to understand why more women are not attracted to the field. If they were, the workforce gap could be reversed.

Why you should attend:

A panel of thought leaders will discuss concrete steps to close the workforce gap, the role that women should play in achieving that goal, the equality challenges facing women in the profession, and quantitative key performance indicators that organisations must implement to create a gender-balanced workforce that offers equal opportunities for all professionals.

Frost & Sullivan is further working on female leadership initiatives through its GLOW – Growth & Leadership of Women – Programme. The key objective is to generate thought leadership on the role of women as an employee and as a customer, as well as supporting the company's female workforce through career and talent development.

To register for the webinar, or for more information on GLOW, Frost & Sullivan's Female Leadership Programme, please email Anna Zanchi, Corporate Communications: anna.zanchi@frost.com 

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