Friday, 1 January 2016

Where Are All The Women In White Hats?

America needs cyber talent — especially among women. Without a capable workforce to secure the smartphone in your hand or the highly classified networks our government operates within, our economy and national security will be at risk.

We need to nurture a pool of interested young men and women to go into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. The troubling news is that we are already behind the curve — and more women than men feel they are not qualified.

Were it not for a simple homework assignment that involved my own dad some years ago, I may not have ended up with a career in one of America’s most lucrative and burgeoning tech fields: cybersecurity. For the full article click here 



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