Forging a balanced digital frontier: Tapping women in the cybersecurity fight

Noraini (pic) stressed the importance of proactive measures to recruit women into cybersecurity, pointing to the higher female enrolment in universities as an opportunity to draw them into the industry. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

Despite the surge in costly cyberattacks that cripple services and drain millions, the world still overlooks a key ally in the digital battlefield: the untapped potential of women in cybersecurity.

Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin, National Security Council director-general, said that as of 2022, women held only 25% of cybersecurity jobs globally, an increase from 20% in 2019 and around 10% in 2013.