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The cyber security field is booming, with demand for cyber security professionals far outpacing supply. This talent shortage has created an industry where pay is high and the options for job seekers are plentiful. Yet there is also a shortage of cyber … Continue reading What Is the Most Important Skill Cyber Security Professionals Can Possess? The Experts Weigh In
The digital revolution is here. With technology playing an increasingly significant role in everyday life, the world becomes more and more connected through, and dependent upon, computers. Mobile technology, the Internet of Things, machine learning, an… Continue reading The Evidence Is in the Numbers: We Need More Cyber Security Professionals
With cyberattacks becoming more commonplace, the need for top security professionals has prompted a notable rise in salaries. Research from recruitment firm Robert Walters predicts that cybersecurity salaries will rise 7 percent in 2018. The broader information technology sector is also expected to experience a 2 percent salary increase overall. Josh Fisher, a senior vice president for D.C.-based professional staffing firm HireStrategy, told CyberScoop, that “conservative forecasts for cybersecurity salary increases in 2018, would be in the 10 to 15 percent range based on supply and demand in that space.” Cybersecurity professionals have been asking for higher wages, and with the need to hire top talent, companies typically accommodate their requests, experts say. A recent study from (ISC)2 showed that by 2022 there will be a shortage of 1.8 million professionals to work in IT. Last year, a Stanford University research program found that cybersecurity job postings on popular hiring websites […]
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For many IT professionals, particularly those that got their start in the 90s or early 2000s, career challenges can feel somewhat existential.
It has traditionally been perceived as a profession for the young,
admitted Orin Thomas, who moderated a panel on the subject at IT/Dev Connections. Now that I’m older, am I in danger of becoming obsolete?