Cybersecurity Dive October 6, 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is making progress on its effort to more efficiently hire cyber professionals, implementing process changes other organizations can learn from.
Finding and retaining qualified cyber workers is still a challenge.
The number of professionals in the cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high, with 4.7 million professionals in these roles, (ISC)2 found. But 3.4 million more workers are needed to completely fill the talent gap.
The majority, 70%, of security leaders said their organization does not have enough cybersecurity employees.
Even the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has had to change its recruiting patterns so it could attract cyber talent, especially to stay competitive against private companies that can pay those...