After a year of planning and membership dialogue, CalCISO launched its Women in Cyber Initiative in January, with the leadership of a new Advisory Board comprised of women of achievement in security professions.
CalCISO embarked on an experimental program last year to bring women from the cybersecurity profession into headlining roles at CalCISO meetings. The results were uplifting. But it was just a beginning.
CalCISO convened in Santa Monica to hold the first meeting regarding its Women in Cyber Initiative. The meeting featured opportunities for stakeholders to engage in a variety of new programs, as well as highlighting career profiles of four women in the cybersecurity profession.
As CTC member PwC has identified, the number of women working in the US information security profession is just 14% of the information security workforce. The gap is roughly double the shortage of women in IT professions in general.