{"id":57301,"date":"2017-06-20T10:21:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=57301"},"modified":"2017-06-20T10:21:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T15:21:15","slug":"girl-scouts-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/girl-scouts-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scouts Aim to Level the Playing Field in Cyber Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Girl Scouts Offer 18 New Cyber Security Badges<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iamcybersafe.org\/news_women_cybersecurity\/\">Reports <\/a>suggest only 11% of positions in the global cyber security workforce are held by females. \u00a0Therefore, the Girl Scouts are doing their part to level the playing field. \u00a0The organization is taking steps to peak young girls&#8217; interests in cyber security, beginning as early as age five.<\/p>\n<p>The Girl Scouts reported to <a 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