Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
The paucity of women in math and science extends to the data security realm. Women make up 14 percent of federal government cyber personnel, according to a May (ISC)2 global information security workforce study. The number was even lower in the private sector as recently as 2013: 11 percent. But quantity does not equal quality. And there is top-notch talent gracing the field across government, academia and industry. Here is an unempirical roundup of 10 influential leaders in information security, who happen to be women. Ann Barron-DiCamillo, director, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team Susan Walsh/AP Oversees a round-the-clock watch center that collects, processes and shares information on cyberthreats with agencies and industry sectors. The disclosure of a theft of Office of Personnel Management files on 21.5 million national security-sensitive personnel and their families thrust her into the national spotlight — a position she was uncomfortable with as an evangelist of confidentiality. Testifying at a House hearing in June on U.S. CERT’s role in the response, she acknowledged, “Like many Americans, I too am a victim of these incidents . . . Although I am appearing today ready to provide information to this committee, I do so with […]
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