Jane Frankland
English author and cybersecurity specialist
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Jane Frankland MBE (born April 1968[3]) is an English cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, and author.[4] She is the founder of "IN security Movement" and author of a book, In Security-Why a failure to attract and retain women in cybersecurity is making us all less safe.[5][6]
Frankland has a degree in art and design.[7] Before entering cybersecurity, she worked as a freelance textile designer.[7][8] When she became pregnant with her first child, she moved to a career in sales to increase her income to support herself as a single mother.[7] In 1997 a boyfriend who worked in technology suggested they start a cyber security consultancy business together.[7][8] She later sold the business to her partner.[7] In 2015, she read a study that reported the representation of women in the industry had been declining and started writing about women in the industry, which turned into a book deal.[7][9] She worked with TechTalent Academy, a Birmingham organization that provides technological training to women and minorities.[7] She started another company, KnewStart, to provide consultancy to successful startups looking to increase their scale.[7]
In June 2018, after she made comments criticizing the use of "booth babes" at industry events, she was the subject of backlash on social media.[4] When she wrote about the experience, she was contacted by women who had experienced sexual harassment or assault at such events and whose complaints to event organizers had been dismissed.[4] Frankland developed a set of recommended policies around sexual harassment for industry events.[4]