CYBER AND CLOUD
“ By taking things for granted , you literally don ' t think twice about it and this obviously has a real effect in terms of security ”
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Creating the right approach to tackle ageism Stressing there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to addressing this problem within cyber security , Lee believes by encouraging the baby boomer generation to return to their roles in a consultancy position could really help redress the skills gap brought about by ageism and create more of a dialogue between generations .
Adding to this , she suggests : “ At the top of the business , if you have a leadership team in cybersecurity , you can have a shadow leadership team who are a mix of different ages who perhaps could troubleshoot cases or situations for what might happen in a doomsday plan . So that helps the generations work with each other , mentoring and reverse mentoring from older and younger and younger and older .”
Then , Lee concludes , looking at training the older generations to become more digitally savvy is crucial , along with the diversification of the hiring process , she noted : “ A good way to do this is getting advice from universities , certain universities will specialise in certain areas and they often know interest groups that cyber professionals could contact .”
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