University of Queensland is hacking through perceptions that cybersecurity is a ‘man’s game’

Australia’s cybersecurity experts are aiming to tackle an issue plaguing the industry worldwide — the perception that what they do is a “boy thing”.

Queensland University of Technology computer science graduate Georgia Brady is painfully aware of the gender imbalance.

“The cybersecurity industry is still very much a man’s game because that’s the way it’s been, but programs like this are helping change that,” she said.

The 21-year-old from Toowoomba is one of five students awarded a Women in…