The International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) and Virtual Inc have joined forces to increase the representation of women and minorities in the cybersecurity Industry.
ICMCP, a non-profit association dedicated to the academic and professional success of minority cybersecurity students/professionals, said its mission is to “achieve consistent representation of women and minorities in the cybersecurity industry through programmes designed to foster recruitment, inclusion and retention”.
RACE, GENDER & ETHNICITY FOCUS
“Our partnership with Virtual comes at an important period for ICMCP,” said ICMCP Co-Founder and President, Larry Whiteside, Jr. “Virtual has the ideal blend of services and experiences that matches the needs we have during ICMCP’s expansion and ascent to a larger role within a community in need of dynamic leadership. On top of managing business operations, ICMCP will rely on Virtual to design and implement strategy and tactics that build awareness and appreciation of ICMCP and its important role in bringing attention to the role that women and minorities play within the cybersecurity industry.”
The new collaboration comes during a key period for ICMCP as the stakeholders it serves “process the intense focus on issues of race, ethnicity and gender that will forever define the year of 2020”, added Whiteside. With Virtual now providing business-service support, ICMCP’s volunteer leadership is now in a stronger position to focus on oversight and advancement of the organisation’s strategic priorities.
ADVANCING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
“In ICMCP, Virtual sees a partner with values and priorities that blend with its own culture. It’s always great to work with organisations that are seeking to make a mark on the world, which is demonstrably the case with ICMCP,” said Andy Freed, CEO of Virtual Inc. “When that organisation likewise sits at such an important intersection of cybersecurity and diversity and inclusion, it becomes not just our job, but our duty, as a company to help its efforts succeed.”
Virtual Inc is a professional services firm that serves nearly 90 organisations that include associations, technology consortia, and standards and advocacy groups.
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