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<font color="#ffffff">I think it's clear that the cybersecurity</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">industry has a problem with diversity.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">There's not enough ethnic and cultural diversity</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">so that we can be able to assess threats</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">and fight them in a way that's holistic.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">Share the Mic in Cyber has been really</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">impactful for me over the course of the</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">last three times that we've done it so far.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">You know, I think as a cybersecurity and</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">privacy community, we do a lot of our networking</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">and sharing experiences at conferences.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">And so during the COVID-19 pandemic,</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">it's been a little bit difficult to</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">find that connection especially because</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">we probably need it more than ever.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">And that's where Share the Mic in Cyber came in.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">You know, this is my third time participating</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">in it and through it, I've gotten to meet other</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">cybersecurity practitioners, black folks and</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">allies alike who share a passion for diversity</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">and its importance in security and privacy.</font>