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Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap

eSecurity Planet

As we enter 2022, the shortage of cybersecurity pros hasn’t gotten better. There are currently about 435,000 cybersecurity job openings available in the United States, up from approximately 314,000 in 2019. The Cybersecurity Hiring Gap. Obstacles to Cybersecurity Hiring. Benefits Don’t Outweigh Job Stress.

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World Youth Skills Day 2022: Addressing the CyberSec Skills Gap

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

World Youth Skills Day 2022: Addressing the CyberSec Skills Gap. This annual observance is intended to promote the development and empowerment of young people and to mobilize society in addressing the skills gap. This skills gap applies to all sectors, especially when it gets to IT and the cybersecurity space.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

or MEDC, I’m prepared to rechristen Michigan the Cybersecurity Best Practices State. My reporting trip included meetings with Michigan-based cybersecurity vendors pursuing leading-edge innovations, as well as a tour of a number of thriving public-private cybersecurity incubator and training programs. Cobo Center.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. Vamosi: When I was last looking for a new job. We're talking about millions of jobs that are being left open. For many, though, that isn’t true. That's interesting.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. Vamosi: When I was last looking for a new job. We're talking about millions of jobs that are being left open. For many, though, that isn’t true. That's interesting.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Learn Competitive Hacking with picoCTF

ForAllSecure

It seems that preparing for, or even playing a game of capture the flag, might be a great way to expose any educational gaps, if not generally improve and deepen the security skills, you might already possess. Learn how even someone mid career in security can play on their own, and even fill in gaps on their own learning, all year round.

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The Hacker Mind: Hackers Wanted: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

ForAllSecure

Should infosec now be considered vocational training just like becoming an electrician or a plumber? How else should we address the skills gap in infosec? Then I got one of my first jobs at ZDNet. And frankly, neither did I, but she realized it was going to be a growth area -- for ZDNet and for my own personal career.