Information security industry at risk from lack of diversity

Unless the information security industry can embrace greater diversity -- in gender, age, ethnicity, disabilities and experience -- it will face a stagnating workforce and be unable to keep up with a rapidly expanding skills gap according to a new report. The Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) finds that 89 percent of respondents to its survey are male, and 89 percent over 35, suggesting the profession is still very much in the hands of older men. Many organizations point to the need to develop specialist security skills as a reason for reduced diversity, as employees need the right technical… [Continue Reading]