VentureBeat May 14, 2022
The story of the young cybersecurity magnate who spent his youth tearing apart computers has been told so many times it is almost a cliché. He got his start coding in the family garage. He graduated top of his class with a computer science degree. He launched his own startup (also from the garage), and the rest is history.
Fortunately, this is not the only way to launch a successful cybersecurity career. Unfortunately, the persistence of this narrative has a tendency to dissuade those who don’t feel they fit the “traditional” mold. All too often, this applies to women — and although some women do achieve titles like CTO, CIO or CISO, the cybersecurity industry remains heavily male-dominated. The...