Closing the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity: Girls Can't Be What They Can't See

Heather Ricciuto, Academic Outreach Leader at IBM Security, joins the podcast today to discuss why women are vastly underrepresented in the cybersecurity industry. She also shares examples of the programs and initiatives IBM runs and supports to help close the gender gap. To apply for the Women in Cybersecurity Seminar for College Women, taking place Feb. 15 in Dallas, TX, please send your resume and a cover letter to Heather at [email protected]. To learn more about the 5th annual Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) Conference, happening March 23-24 in Chicago and sponsored by IBM, please visit http://bit.ly/2so4KHp. And to read the article “5 reasons why having women in leadership benefits your entire company,” visit http://bit.ly/2EoZE2j.