Is information security racist?
Whilst there is a bias towards candidates with experience of UK practices, UK culture and the scale of UK operations, who speak good English, this cant be classified as racism. Hence, although people often find it hard to secure their first role in the UK for this reason, it is not a racially motivated bias. Hitting the ground running is a regularly used term by recruiting managers and for this reason they look for those who have UK experience or experience in a very similar environment. We have not noticed any bias against ethnic minority candidates either UK born or immigrants with experience of work in the UK. Back to top 15. Is information security ageist? This is a complicated issue. The way most departments are set up inevitably means that there are many more jobs for those with 1-10 years experience than those with 10+ years experience. However, because information security professionals tend to stay in their chosen career for a long time, those with many years experience often
