The number one issue facing cybersecurity firms is a "chronic shortage" of qualified staff.They predict a shortage of over 3 million practitioners by 2021. And this doesn't count military postings, where the problem is even worse.
That's according to the founder of market analyst Cybersecurity Ventures, Steve Morgan. "The single biggest trend, globally, is that there are chronic work shortages of qualified cyber security staff. It's an absolute epidemic," Morgan told supply-chain blog Channelnomics.
Morgan's company in 2016 gathered feedback from executives listed highest on the company's list of 500 top cybersecurity firms, many of whom pointed to the same problem.
You my younger readers (or older readers looking to change jobs), you don't need a degree in cyber security to get into the field. I've posted before about how to do this, and there's more on it here. You can study in your spare time using online resources. Industry certification tests are not particularly expensive, and that's what employers look for.
One last point: cyber security is likely to be the last IT job outsourced to Bangalore.
Oh come on now. There surely is no such shortage. DWS and the DNC can get you all the Pakis you want to do that work. And the Rove Republicans will be glad to help them do so.
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