Only six per cent of trainee cyber security professionals are women

Danny Palmer
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Figures from training firm QA point to worsening gender imbalance

Just six per cent of those training for a career in cyber security are female, according to figures published by QA, the UK's largest IT training company. The proportion of women working in Brit...

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