Posted on 06/07/2022 4:37:23 PM PDT by NohSpinZone
There is a serious problem with the homogenized nature of cybersecurity professionals, Trellix CEO Bryan Palma said during his keynote at the RSA Conference.
An overwhelming majority of individuals in the cybersecurity field identify as straight, white, and male, according to a recent Trellix-commissioned survey conducted by a market research firm.
This clear lack of diversity is holding the industry back in two main ways. “First, we are turning away great people and doing our industry a significant disservice by failing to cultivate a more inclusive environment,” Palma explained. “We are all better when we benefit from the diverse perspectives of others.”
And secondly, that homogenization is bad for business. “I learned this decades ago from Indra Nooyi, the former PepsiCo CEO: we do not look like our customers. And our lack of diversity restricts our ingenuity, innovation, and ability to recruit the next generation of talent,” Palma said.
“Hell, the hackers are more diverse than we are. Even they understand the importance of having a bigger tent,” he added.
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First, I started coding in the early 1980s. I've worked in cybersecurity from time to time, on several projects since the early 1990s, when cybersecurity actually became a thing. When I started, EVERYBODY was straight, white and male. As in 100% European origins. Very, very white. (Fortunately, I got a post-grad degree in something that pays a lot better. Nobody except the DOD actually wants to spend any significant money on cybersecurity, which is why American corporations -- and elections -- are so very, very vulnerable.)
Second, immigrants from India working in cybersecurity usually identify as straight, white and male. So do many Latinos. Let's not pretend the field is not diversifying. (Remember, I said that when I started, EVERYBODY was straight, white and male, of 100% European extraction.) This yoyo apparently feels that cybersecurity isn't diversifying FAST ENOUGH. To that I say, "Too freakin bad, Denise."
Third, roughly 1% of the population is actually LGBTQ and only about 3% of all computer science graduates are black. Most of these go into game design. How does this yoyo want the industry to attract more diverse talent, exactly?
Funny no one says japan has too many japanese people. Talk about homogenous groups.
LOL!
And everyone knows that gays and lesbians and trannies make great cyber security professionals.
This clear lack of diversity is holding the industry back in two main ways. “First, we are turning away great people...
Why are you turning away great people?!
I took a cyber security intro course last year. I can't say if anyone was gay or trans, but half the class of thirty was female.
How do you know? Do the hackers identify themselves to you?!
Give up YOUR job Fred Munster.
LOL! That’s where we are.
It’s kinda hard to focus on serious technical work when the guy next to you is fumbling in your fly!
PS
What orchard did they hire this fruit out of?
Hahahahahaha. “Durkadurka Al Shafar”
Racist PoS scumbag Nazi nobgobler.
I agree with your post. It is a bunch of hogwash.
I work with plenty of competent female IT professionals who are in the field because they want to be there and work hard at it, not because some woke douchebag wants to dangle some kind of reward in their faces.
Women have not been turned away from ANY field in decades. They keep trying to pump women into STEM, but the only way they are increasing the percentage is by driving men out, beginning in college.
Yet another racist democrat.
Calling BS. No person with cyber skills is being “turned away”. You dont even need a degree. Heck a couple of industry certifications will get you hired.
Because flooding the IT industry with triple-transgender rejects from the Congo will make networks so much safer.
Despite English being their third language, their spelling and grammar is top notch.
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Pasty soy boy
During my recuperating time , I have started to take done security plus training from Udemy.
For various reasons, some certainly I wanted to get sometimes got derailed. Stuff happened.
This is insane...lol
Here’s my ad, If I was looking to hire top-tier geek talent...
Maybe cuz it’s straight white males who get stuff right the first time because they’re there to do a job, not worry about demographics and politics.
In my company, my VP is black, my CEO is a women, the CFO is Asian and my best builder is Gay and a CHRISTIAN. I didn't hire them to be diversified, I hired them because they are the best.
How many H-1B’s do you hire?
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