Two percent of women say cybersecurity is a welcoming career
iProov study reveals deepfakes shatter online confidence
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Two percent of women say cybersecurity is a welcoming career
SC2, a leading nonprofit member organisation for cybersecurity professionals, has published its latest
I research examining the perceptions of women in the cybersecurity industry.
The study gathered responses from more than 2,600 women who participated in the latest ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study( 16 % of the total 16,029 cybersecurity practitioners surveyed) and unveiled the challenges and opportunities that women face in the cybersecurity industry.
Key findings from the report include:
• Seventy-two percent of women respondents describe cybersecurity as a welcoming career path for women in their country or region.
• Average job satisfaction among women participants increased from 67 % to 71 % compared to last year.
• Women were more likely than men to report that their organisations experienced security layoffs in the past 12 months( 28 % versus 23 % men).
• A third( 34 %) of women said pay or promotion inequity had prevented them from moving forward, compared to 19 % of men.
• Nearly half of women( 45 %) identified work-life balance or caregiving demands as the top challenge to staying and advancing in cybersecurity, compared to 29 % of men.
• Two in five men participants( 42 %) said they were unaware of any challenges or had not observed any significant barriers for women, a figure 2.5 times higher than what was reported by women participants( 17 %).
• Women were more likely than men to say they have considered switching careers due to current market conditions( 33 % versus 27 %).
• Women( 27 %) were more likely than men( 17 %) to report having‘ significant’ knowledge of AI and Machine Learning.
iProov study reveals deepfakes shatter online confidence
new consumer study released by iProov, a provider of science-based biometric identity verification solutions,
A warns that deepfakes have triggered what it describes as‘ The Great Trust Recession’, where digital authenticity has been undermined and scepticism has reached unprecedented levels.
The research, which surveyed 2,000 individuals across the UK and the US in Q1 2026, shows that AI-generated impersonation is increasingly seen as a real-world threat undermining confidence in what people see online. Nearly half of respondents( 48 %) say they now question the authenticity of‘ almost everything’ they encounter online, signalling a profound shift in consumer confidence.
Younger adults are leading this change. Among respondents aged 25 to 34, 41 % say they would switch banks immediately for stronger protections, compared with just 14 % of those aged 65 and older.
Expectations of accountability are also increasing. More than half of respondents( 52 %) believe banks should be legally liable for losses caused by deepfake-enabled fraud, reflecting growing demands for institutional responsibility in the AI era.
As a result, establishing genuine human presence in digital ecosystems is becoming essential to prevent fraud, misinformation, reputational harm and institutional distrust, and to restore certainty about what can be believed.
The breakdown in confidence is already creating commercial pressure. Three-quarters( 74 %) of consumers say they would switch banks if a competitor offered guaranteed protection against deepfake-enabled fraud. The findings suggest consumer loyalty could shift rapidly as people seek stronger safeguards against AI-driven impersonation.
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