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Panel: Going Forward - Creating a diverse information security workforce

We currently face a shortage of qualified and security savvy staff in every aspect of information and related security fields.

In 2010 the USA Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that with very low unemployment among IT security pros, the scarcity of women, African Americans, and Latinos was and is still highly evident. How can we build a strong base of the best and the brightest people to face the ever expanding challenges within security if we don't encourage over half the population to participate ?

Our panel will discuss some of lesson learned , present issues and what steps we can take to improve our ability to build a even stronger and more diverse community of women and men working in security. Our highly-accomplished panelists will also offer insight into how they achieved their professional goals and how those interested in these initiatives can get involved.