Diversity by Design: Securing the Cyber Workforce Development Lifecycle - Panel
(https://appseccalifornia2020.sched.com/event/XLtw/diversity-by-design-securing-the-cyber-workforce-development-lifecycle)
Panel discussion on the importance of diversity and inclusion in information security, as well as shared experiences and best practices around building diversity and inclusion into the constantly evolving cybersecurity ecosystem.
Topics covered will include the following:
Professional learning (from both the educator and learning perspectives)
The importance of diversity on an AppSec team or organization
How executives and managers can best incorporate diversity and initiatives within their organization
Opportunities from open source projects and communities, like OWASP, for building industry-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives.
The selected panelists will include representation from all four groups, referenced in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework ( https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/specialpublications/nist.sp.800-181.pdf ):
Employers
Current and Future Cybersecurity Workers
Educators / Trainers
Technology providers
