High-Demand Cybersecurity Skill Sets
Back to one of my pet issues, the global cybersecurity skills shortage. According to ESG research, 46% of organizations say they have a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills in 2016 (note: I am an ESG employee). By comparison, 28% of organizations claimed to have a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills in 2015, so we’ve seen an 18% year-over-year increase.So there is a universal shortage of infosec talent but where are these deficiencies most acute? According to a survey of 299 IT and cybersecurity professionals: 33% of organizations say they have a shortage of cloud security specialists. This makes sense as it combines the shortage of cybersecurity skills with evolution of cloud computing. Other ESG research also indicates that large organizations are creating jobs for cloud security architects so demand is especially high. Cybersecurity professionals should think about pursuing a cloud security certification from CSA or SANS as part of their career development plan. There are more jobs than people and enterprise organizations are tripping over each other to hire talent as quickly as they can. 28% of organizations say they have a shortage of network security specialists. To me, this Continue reading