How can a company start on their journey to inclusivity? With over 500,000 open cybersecurity positions, companies need to do everything possible to hire and their talent. Creating inclusive company cultures that attract diverse talent, offer inclusion and EQ skills, and provide training and opportunity is the way to get the attention of these highly-sought-after professionals. CyberSN and Secure Diversity Founder and CEO, Deidre Diamond, and Technium Co-Founder and CEO, Michael Joseph will explore the questions: What are the basic must-haves to hire and retain diverse talent? How do I create an inclusive culture to retain diverse talent? How does EQ play a role?

1. Deidre Diamond
Founder and CEO,
CyberSN & Secure Diversity
Michael Joseph
Co-Founder and CEO,
Technium
Hiring and Retaining
Gender Diversity
A How-To Conversation from CEO to CEO

2. Women’s Power Index
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3. What Can Veterinarians Teach the Cyber Industry?
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- Highlight and showcase the women in IT and Security with whom you work or know.
- Participate and support more women-led security/IT events, forums and businesses.
- Adapt a work schedule that accounts for the working parent. This was a driver for the vet
industry - the ability to make one’s own schedule.
- Allow employees to work from home and use tools that encourage and enable collaborative
remote work
- Develop job descriptions that appeal to culture, training opportunities and a sense of
helping.
- Offer an environment to match that great description.

4. The 5 Basic Rules of Behavior for inclusive cultures
Leaders must enforce these in order to hire and
retain women
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1. No sexual harrasment, flirting, or asking on dates
2. No nicknames
3. No speaking over people in meetings
4. Fair and equal opportunities for advancement
5. Calm, cool and collected communication based on win/win