: There are a lot of great nonprofit organizations out here that are doing great work to help increase diversity in cybersecurity. Most organizations are aware of their shortcomings when it comes to diversity and inclusion and if this applies to your organization, reach out to organizations that are near and dear to your employee’s hearts and use the opportunity to not only support causes your workforce cares about but increase your diversity and inclusion efforts as well.
I use travel, gardening, poker and bad TV to help keep me sane. When I can, I like to travel to a new place and spend time with my husband disconnected from devices and I try to get all the massages and spa services I can. I also started gardening. I grow tomatoes, peppers, spinach, onions, broccoli, and zucchini. When I was new to gardening I’d name my tomatoes but as I got better they became too many to name.
At BlackGirlsHack, we’re working with companies to help develop pipelines to employment where the companies set up internships to train newer employees. These employees can then get the certifications and knowledge specialized to their experience and be able to fill a large number of critical roles.