Women in Cybersecurity: A Study of Career Advancement

Author

Bagchi-Sen, Sharmistha ; Rao, H.R. ; Upadhyaya, Shambhu J. ; Chai, Sangmi

Author_Institution

State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

24

Lastpage

31

Abstract

Although cybersecÂ¿rity is a critical IT area, women continue to be underrepresented among its ranks. This first study of female cybersecurity professionals examines the required skills, existing challenges, and key success factors for women in the field.As our results show, addressing the needs of women at the beginning of their careers-starting at educational institutions-is crucial to their successful entry and success in the field.Currently, the US government has responded to this issue by providing grants to attract and train women in cybersecurity at the university level.

Keywords

information technology; security of data; IT area; US government; career advancement; educational institutions; female cybersecurity professionals; successful entry; women training; Computer security; Data security; Engineering profession; Hardware; Information security; Information systems; Investments; National security; Personnel; Protection; IT skills; career advancement; cybersecurity; women professionals;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

IT Professional

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1520-9202

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MITP.2010.39

Filename

5403174