Diversity and competency are not mutually exclusive

My editor sent me a link to this cybersecurity podcast-slash-radio show, Task Force 7 Radio, because they’ve been talking about the talent shortage within cybersecurity and especially the shortage of women and people of color. At approximately 19 minutes in, the host, George Rettus, reads a listener comment about a previous week’s show, which said something along the lines of, “I’m all for diversity, and it’s important, but we can’t lower our technical st