Jacob, Rani2025-07-242025-07-242024https://ds.dmiseu.org/handle/123456789/89Around quarter of cybersecurity occupations overall are held by women, which unfortunately doesn't exactly match the half of worldwide female populace. Despite the fact that there has been progress throughout the course of recent years, more work should be finished. Women face numerous impediments in the field of cybersecurity, including a shortage of mentors, deficient media portrayal, and an absence of industry good examples. Quick advancements in innovation, especially in the field of cyberspace, have introduced another time of information, opportunity, and development . Be that as it may, the web's quickly extending come to, the speedy scattering of data through cell phones, and the expanded utilization of virtual entertainment have likewise prompted an ascent in wrongdoing. In this specific circumstance, women's weaknesses in reality are reflected in the virtual world and are periodically exacerbated by its speedy and boundless scattering, anonymized utilize potential, and low client mindfulness. It's a given that a worldwide issue in cybersecurity is the absence of gender variety in the field. While there are different justifications for why women are still underrepresented in this field, significant bias and gender generalizations add to the discernment that a profession in cyber security is unsatisfactory for women. Fortinet is among the many organizations that are effectively resolving this issue. This reaches out past believing variety to be an honorable goal, which it is. Taking into account the developing emergency brought about by the worldwide security abilities hole, it is basic that more women join the positions of cyber security experts assuming our general public is to be safeguarded. Research demonstrates that women are underrepresented in the cyber security field, albeit this is slowly evolving. The new development offers women who are simply beginning their vocations an upper hand in the gig market. Hence, the present study has been done to highlight the role and challenges of women in cybersecurity in Nagapattinam District.enGender DiversityTechnology ChangesGlobal SecurityVirtual VulnerabilitiesSkills GapUser Awareness and Skill Training.Article