VentureBeat November 11, 2022
The worst-kept secret in the United States’ cybersecurity industry is that there aren’t enough skilled cybersecurity workers to sustain the industry’s rapid growth over the next decade.
More than 700,000 cybersecurity jobs have yet to be filled as of last year, and that number is only expected to rise as demand for security grows worldwide in virtually every business sector. The problem has historically been exacerbated by the lack of championing cybersecurity as an accessible, learnable skill, but this month’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme — “See yourself in Cyber” — seems to have zeroed in on the issue. And as a veteran who entered the cybersecurity industry directly from the Air Force, I believe it’s time for my colleagues to...