When she stepped into the job of vice president of information security and privacy at Graham Holdings Company in 2003, Stacey Halota had to carve out new territory because her position had never existed at the corporate level before.
Harassment has no place in the security industry. Neither do sexism or discrimination. But, there they are. It’s time for infosec to just say no, reports Teri Robinson.
Though plenty of work remains to be done in closing the industry’s gender gap, this inaugural issue of SC Magazine takes the step of highlighting women for their noteworthy contributions to the IT security and privacy space.
Debates about the dearth of women in IT security and, well, a lack of diversity in the field overall, seem to be edging our space closer and closer to some sort of tipping point.
As VP and CISO at Freddie Mac, Patricia Titus is responsible for the protection and integrity of the mortgage company’s information assets while enabling world-class information access.