The founders of a new anti-harassment campaign has urged channel partners to sign a pledge to help stamp out “shocking” behaviour in the cybersecurity industry.
Respect in Security launched yesterday. The not-for-profit initiative was founded by a group of cybersecurity professionals including Trend Micro’s VP of security research Rik Fërgüson, co-founder and managing partner of Redbox Partners Marc Avery and Nikki Webb, global channel manager at Custodian360.
The group was set up to raise awareness of widespread cases of harassment within the cybersecurity industry and urge employers to sign a pledge to stamp out harassment within their businesses.
Research from the initiative, carried out by Sapio Research, found that 32 per cent of cybersecurity professionals have personally experienced harassment online, while 35 per cent said they have been victims of harassment in-person.
Forty-eight per cent of in-person harassment cases occurred during work socials, the research found, while 47 per cent took place in the office and 36 per cent at industry events.
The research reported…
