As of 2024, around 56 percent of organizations in the EU stated that none of their cybersecurity employees were women. The country with the highest number of females involved in cybersecurity was Croatia, with 57 percent of their companies employing at least one woman in a cybersecurity position.
Share of female cybersecurity employees in the European Union (EU) in 2024
managers responsible for IT, or someone with decision-making responsibilities in the company.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "How many of these employees directly involved in cybersecurity are women?"
*The source states the following: "Cyprus as a whole is one of the 27 EU Member States. For practical reasons, interviews are only carried out in the part of the country controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus."
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