Survey: Cybersecurity Skills Shortage is ‘Bad,’ But There’s Hope

Automation, strategic process design and an investment in training are the keys to managing the cybersecurity skills gap, according to a recent survey from Trustwave. Continue reading Survey: Cybersecurity Skills Shortage is ‘Bad,’ But There’s Hope

Immersive Labs Raises $40M for Cybersecurity Training

The chronic shortage of cybersecurity professionals appears to be finally driving major investments in online learning platforms focused on cybersecurity training. Immersive Labs this week raised an additional $40 million in funding that will be used … Continue reading Immersive Labs Raises $40M for Cybersecurity Training

Networking the Cyber Skills Gap

Closing the skills gap in cybersecurity requires both technology and human involvement That the security industry is cripplingly understaffed is not a new revelation. Since 2015, the number of organizations reporting a “problematic shortage&#822… Continue reading Networking the Cyber Skills Gap

Skill Sets for Transitioning into a Cybersecurity Career

Changing careers is never easy. How long or far you have already traveled down your particular career path can make the thought of changing careers a little intimidating. Often, people who are unhappy with their jobs stay put simply because they are u… Continue reading Skill Sets for Transitioning into a Cybersecurity Career

Think Outside the Box to Close the Skills Gap

The skills gap in cybersecurity is a topic I address a lot, but it is also one of the issues in cybersecurity for which we just can’t figure out the solution. It is a topic that has been front and center of almost every cybersecurity conference I’ve a… Continue reading Think Outside the Box to Close the Skills Gap

Skills Gap: 3 CISOs Offer Advice for Finding Talent

The cybersecurity skills gap is a topic that has garnered a lot of attention over the past years. For example, the talent shortage was brought up repeatedly throughout RSA, not only in sessions specifically about how to address the growing need for a … Continue reading Skills Gap: 3 CISOs Offer Advice for Finding Talent

Corporate ‘Boot Camps’ and Other Ways to Find and Retain Security Talent

Security operations teams are drowning under a sea of alerts that aren’t quieting down anytime soon, and the threat of the growing skills gap has fomented lots of worry about how to fill the talent pipeline. A recent Ponemon study found that 75 percen… Continue reading Corporate ‘Boot Camps’ and Other Ways to Find and Retain Security Talent