There are plenty of markets that women are not well represented in, and the surging cybersecurity market is just one of them. While there may be all sorts of different employment opportunities in this particular sector, women only represent about 10% of professionals in the cyber security field.

This is surprising, given the fact that there will be a staff shortage of approximately 1.5 million employees by the year 2020. Such a lack of staff is related to women being underrepresented in the military, intelligence, and security realms. Click here for more information.

The cybersecurity industry is growing very quickly and offers rewarding, high paying jobs. The average cyber security engineer makes about $170,000 per year.

Why Are Women Underrepresented in this Field?

Many women are under the false impression that cybersecurity programs or activities are not available. It’s unfortunate that the number of women in this field is … Read More