Cybersecurity hiring is going through a weird phase. The pandemic, the remote work movement, budget changes and the rising aggression and refinement of cyber attacks are all major shifts. Through it all, and into the future, is a persistent cybersecurity skills gap. There simply aren’t enough experts in this field to go around. And while the shortage of these in-demand experts remains, the job description is changing, segmenting and expanding.
What Happened in 2020?
The year 2020 was a shock to the system. The pandemic triggered three effects that massively impacted this field.
1. Most employers sent workers home. Some 62% of employees started working from home, according to a study by the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) and CyberVista.
This is no small change. Suddenly, a huge number of employees are working on consumer routers and over consumer broadband networks. They’re using home equipment, which means other family members and threat actors can gain physical or virtual access to the same devices used to access sensitive resources. The change happened suddenly, without major planning or testing. And the app stack changed, with video meetings going mainstream and business travel curtailed. Remote workers in the U.S. will likely continue to work from home into the future.
2. There was a rapid change in revenue at most companies. Some businesses took big hits to revenue and a few soared as the result of increased demand. Mostly, the loss of revenue impacted hiring.
While the need is high, more than half (54%) of cybersecurity workers are concerned about the spending needed for hiring because ..
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