Should you hire a specialized cybersecurity recruiter? - Help Net Security

Should you hire a specialized cybersecurity recruiter? - Help Net Security

Finding skilled cybersecurity professionals to fill organizations’ increasing needs is becoming more difficult by the day due to the wide (and widening) cybersecurity workforce skills gap.


So, how can organizations make the hiring process less painful and more fruitful?



Need talent? Widen the search


Steve Velasco, a senior cybersecurity recruiter at NinjaJobs, a community of information technology veterans devoted to helping companies find vetted, experienced cybersecurity professionals, says that while there certainly seems to be shortage in cyber talent, that shortage is usually tied to geography – and especially so when it comes to incident response, DevSecOps, threat intelligence and penetration testing.


“Geographically there seem to be holes where no or little talent can be found. Once those same p ..

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