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November 8, 2025

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Easterly contributes to report evaluating gender gap in cybersecurity jobs from nonprofit Girls Who Code

By Sara Friedman / November 6, 2025

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly weighs in on opportunities to close the gender gap in cybersecurity careers in a report from Girls Who Code, where she argues in the report’s introduction that the impact of introducing girls to cyber at a young age opens up a pipeline for new talent who can think creatively about the field.

“As someone who has spent decades defending our nation’s most critical systems, I’ve learned that cybersecurity is not just about technology -- it’s...


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