Closing Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Customized Training and Untapped Talent

Not a day goes by in the cybersecurity industry without hearing about a talent shortage, skills gap, and necessity for training. A recent survey conducted by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) of cybersecurity professionals shows that 70 percent believe their organization has been impacted by the global cybersecurity skills shortage. We spent time talking to a number of people from human resources, managers, vendors, universities and end-users to get their perspective on cybersecurity skills, type of roles, and overall business needs. We discovered, it’s not just about skills gap, but also the communications gap between what employers think they are looking for and the talent that is available to them. During this discussion, dynamic experts from various organizations will share the following: • The needs across the technology vendors and end-user organizations, the education variance, and how to accommodate for the requirements and demands across the entire industry. • Most common type of roles to be fulfilled and the drivers behind the role types. • How we can make security built into the fabric of our culture, no matter the organization. Moderated by: Leah McLean, Head of Business Development and Marketing, Cyber Future Foundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahrmclean/ Panelists: Malcolm Harkins, Chief Trust Officer, Cymatic https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolmharkins/ Mary Chaney, Esq, CISSP, CIPP/US https://www.linkedin.com/in/marynchaney/ Diana Kelley – CTO and Founding Partner, SecurityCurve https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianakelleysecuritycurve/ Ryan Clarque, Senior Manager, Global Cybersecurity at Levi Strauss & Co