Don't chase unicorns to fix the cybersecurity skills gap | Guest Adrianna Iadarola

Adrianna Iadarola of CyberSN joins me today to break down every spot on the cybersecurity job search, hiring, upskilling and retention pipeline. After her raucous and highly informative presentation at ISACA Digital Trust World, I knew I had to introduce you to this great analyst and thinker. Whether you’re doing the hiring or being the hiree, you will find something crucial to your new year journey today on Cyber Work.

0:00 - Problems with cybersecurity hiring
2:19 - How Adrianna Iadarola got into cybersecurity
6:03 - Skills required to jump cybersecurity roles
8:13 - How the cybersecurity job landscape has changed
13:30 - Skills gap in cybersecurity and timing
15:15 - Cybersecurity HR hiring issues
20:05 - Why is AI security executive level?
25:16 - Change in soliciting cybersecurity candidates
30:16 - Recommendations on changing a cybersecurity team
35:30 - Strategies in cybersecurity language
40:00 - Advice for people heading into cybersecurity
43:20 - Where are cybersecurity budgets and investments going?
49:52 - What is CyberSN?
52:01 - Outro

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