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Defense in Depth

Why Is There a Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

Feb 2, 2023
32:18

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series.

Why is there a cybersecurity skills gap? Practically everyone is looking to hire, and there are ton of people getting training and trying to get into the industry, but we still have this problem. Why?

Check out this post for the discussions that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. We welcome Edwin Covert (@ebcovert3), head of cyber risk engineering, Bowhead Specialty.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Orca Security

In this episode:

  • Why is there a cybersecurity skills gap?
  • Practically everyone is looking to hire, and there are tons of people getting training and trying to get into the industry, but we still have this problem. Why?
  • Is there a problem with the system of hiring junior people, training, and preventing burnout?
  • Is the problem gatekeepers who don't do anything to mentor or groom the next wave?

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