Originally posted on Market Wired “Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security” Receives Grant From HP to Support a New Generation of IT Security Talent WASHINGTON, DC– Responding to a shortage of cybersecurity professionals across the United States and a dearth of women in the field, Applied Computer Security Associates (ACSA) and the Computing Research Association’s […]
Originally Posted on Fast Company By: ELIZABETH SEGRAN “Do you even know how to code?” Jessie Pease, a rising senior at Cal Poly, gets asked this question by male colleagues all the time. She’s spent years in advanced coding classes and interned at both Cisco and Apple, so the question slightly offends her. But she’s begun […]
Originally Posted on Technical.ly Baltimore By: Tyler Waldman Rising senior Victoria Lentz was one of 11 winners of a scholarship aimed at supporting women interested in cybersecurity. Only 10-15 percent of the cybersecurity workforce is female, according to a recent study. Victoria Lentz sometimes looks around her classes to find she’s the only woman around. “I’ve had […]
Originally posted on Market Wired HP Grants $250,000 to the Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS) WASHINGTON, DC— Applied Computer Security Associates (ACSA), the non-profit sponsor of major cybersecurity research conferences, announced the expansion of the “Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security” (SWSIS) through relationships with HP, and the Computing Research Association’s Committee on […]
Company pushes to close skills gap by partnering with academic institutions worldwide SAN FRANCISCO — HP today announced that it will grant $250,000 to the Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS) program, and will work closely with academic institutions worldwide to develop course content to help students learn the fundamentals of IT security. The […]
