APRIL 2021CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM9potential pipeline for filling in highly qualified positions with the organization.And the last is to recognize and work on creating workplace flexibility. Neurodivergent people require additional support in creating a wholesome environment to bolster their productivity. For example, they may need noise-canceling headphones or office spaces which have less traffic.Redesigning a new workplaceCybersecurity is a challenging career with its own technical space and language. It has various approaches and requires proven problem-solving skills, making it difficult for individuals to break into this market. So it is essential to create inclusiveness by providing a level playing field. It helps us bring more neurodivergent individuals to the table. In terms of employment, the recruitment processes need to change and be more specific, actionable, and tangible. After consultation with our partners, we devised a single hiring strategy, which involved rewriting job requisitions and conducting interviews for potential candidates. It helped bring neurodivergent people into our organization and allowed us to more easily hire other talented individuals who were not neurodivergent.Unexplored OpportunitiesNeurodivergent individuals are seen as different, but I think this difference makes them shine. There are a lot of specialized jobs for those who are neurodivergent. Cryptography is one of them. It is a highly technical, mathematically bound space and the insights that these individuals can provide in terms of cybersecurity are limitless. For example, we have a neurodivergent woman in our security team who is probably one of the world's best cryptographers. She is skilled in deep cryptography and can explain cryptography to an average individual with utmost ease. Although she is neurodivergent, she holds her neurodiversity as a badge of honor. Other jobs such as malware reverse engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc., are also fertile grounds for a neurodivergent individual.Just do itIf you are wondering if the time spent on a program like I described will be worth it in the end, trust me, it will be. Neurodivergent individuals can be an asset to any organization, not just for cybersecurity. They just want to be heard and given the support and encouragement to bring their whole selves to the job so they can do their best work and help your organizationbe successful. Cybersecurity is a challenging career with its own technical space and language. It has various approaches and requires proven problem-solving skills, making it difficult for individuals to break into this market. So it is essential to create inclusiveness and neurodiversity by providing a level playing field
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