The 2021 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study suggested that the global cybersecurity workforce needs to grow 65% to effectively defend organizations’ critical assets. To protect their systems, employees and data organizations need creative solutions for recruitment, training and retention to maintain safe operations. “Many organizations continue to repeat the mistakes of focusing their time and energy on hunting down and competing for a select few cybersecurity “All Stars” instead of strategically developing their teams at all skill levels to create a sustainable, long-term investment in their security personnel.” (2021 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Pursuers Study)
The 2021 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Pursuers Study found that many organizations have unrealistic role expectations seen in overloading job descriptions with too many responsibilities or with improbable experience requirements for entry-level and even mid-career jobs. Stating that “often, it goes beyond that to include a lack of support once cybersecurity professionals join an organization without clear plans for training, mentorship or advancement. That leads to talent drain, dissatisfied team members, continuous hiring cycles, and, ultimately, weaker security postures and degraded incident response capabilities.”
When asked what concerns or challenges cybersecurity professionals have about their current role for the 2021 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 17% of respondents selected “lack of mentorship from more experienced in my organization” and 13% selected “lack of opportunity to mentor others in my organization.” In both o ..
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