Ep. 45: How To Attract More Women Into Cyber Security

Task Force 7 Cyber Security Radio

Shelley Westman, a Principal and Partner with Ernst and Young's Cyber Security Practice, appears on this week's episode of Task Force 7 Radio to address the issue of attracting and retaining women in the Cyber Security industry. Westman describes her journey to becoming one of the most widely recognized Cyber Security professionals in the industry and a role model for other women looking to climb the ranks to executive positions in technology fields. Westman reviews some statistical data regarding gender diversity in the field, why efforts to attract more women into the space have not produced the desired results executives are looking for, why more women are not choosing careers in technology related fields, and how we need to think differently about this problem as we go forward. In the third segment Westman wraps up by giving her advice on what role companies, universities, organizations, males in the industry, and even parents play in helping to solve this talent crisis.