Suzanne E. Spaulding, a Senior Advisor for the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies says, “We are fortunate in the field of cybersecurity to have a deep and growing bench of experts who also happen to be women and/or persons of color. We cannot afford to keep them on the sidelines of our efforts to help the public and policymakers understand these issues, any more than we can afford not to have them in our workforce.” “There is nothing inherent in cybersecurity that should prevent anyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religion, or national origin from helping to secure the essential networks on which we all rely. We are stronger when we work together,” says