Top 10 in-demand cybersecurity skills for 2021
Jimmy Sanders has a long list of work to do, so he wants a security team that can handle the multitude of tasks ahead – from advancing his company’s zero trust security strategy to securing its cloud deployments to deploying machine learning solutions. Team members must be able to do all that at scale, as…
Cybersecurity skills shortage creating recruitment chaos
Because of the global cybersecurity skills shortage, nearly half of all cybersecurity professionals are solicited to consider other jobs at least once per week. Here’s a quick review of some of the cybersecurity skills shortage data I’ve cited about in recent blogs: 1. According to ESG research from early 2017, 45 percent of organizations claim…
Road Map To A $200,000 Cybersecurity Job
Looking to get ahead in cybersecurity? Here are four areas to keep in mind as you make a five-year career plan. The economics of supply and demand shape today’s cybersecurity job market. Each year, US employers post more than 120,000 openings for information security analysts and roughly one-third go unfilled. Hiring managers are bracing for…
IDG Contributor Network: Increasing the cybersecurity workforce won’t solve everything
On Dec. 1, 2016, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity delivered its report to the President of the United States, providing six Imperatives and a number of associated recommendations and action items to improve the overall security posture of the nation’s public and private infrastructures. These recommendations cover the gamut of both technical and non-technical…
BrandPost: Desperately seeking cybersecurity help
Security executives desperate to fill cybersecurity openings face the worst IT skills shortage in memory with the workforce gap in the information security field expected to reach 1.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2019. The White House grew so concerned that it introduced the Cybersecurity National Action Plan earlier this year. The government’s investment to…
What can we do about the critical cybersecurity skills shortage?
Tech-savvy youth could plug a widening skills gap as employers seek to combat the growing threat of cybercrime and avert mass disruption to public and private lives. But the industry is failing to provide a clear path for young people to find work, hone their skills, and serve society. Instead, they are being tempted to…