What Talent Gap? Hiring Practices Are The Real Problem
DARKReading, Friday, November 22nd, 2024
While the need for cybersecurity talent still exists, the budget may not. Here's how to maximize security staff despite hiring freezes.
Talk of the talent gap in cybersecurity continues, with ISACA, ISC2, and even the Biden administration releasing new publications addressing the problem. Indeed, the US alone has almost half a million open cybersecurity positions, and ISC2 estimates a shortfall of 4.8 million professionals needed to secure the world's computing resources.
However, all that the surveys and studies tell us is that the cybersecurity sector is inadequately staffed, not that companies are looking to hire or that there are no people to fill positions.