Cybersecurity Jobs: What the Hell Is Going On?

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of cybersecurity jobs, including market openings, candidate expectations, and the impact of AI.

Welcome to Cybersecurity Growth. A show for aspiring and existing cybersecurity leaders. 00:00 ...coming up 00:45 introduction & agenda 01:36 sponsorship - Cybersecurity Growth Membership E-Learning & Community 03:15 hot topic - Cybersecurity Jobs: What the Hell Is Going On? 03:36 470K U.S. openings 04:46 Global shortfall of ~3–4 million cybersecurity jobs 10:20 Reddit discussions 12:26 Misaligned candidate expectations 17:34 Outsourcing & offshoring 19:10 AI! AI! AI! AI! AI! AI! 28:00 Talent supply 31:20 Heading for a recession? 38:53 Actionable Advice & Strategies 43:18 sponsorship - Cybersecurity Growth Merch Store 43:46 That’s a Wrap Cybersecuritygrowth.com and cybersecuritygrowth.com/webcasts Live on members.cybersecuritygrowth.com bi-weekly, Fridays at 2:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM PT, 6:30 PM GMT in your pod feeds a few days later. 🔐 Hire a cybersecurity consultant or vCISO: https://cybersecuritygrowth.com/services 🟢 Free Blogs, Videos and Podcasts: https://cybersecuritygrowth.com/webca... 👥 Become a Member of our Self-paced Cybersecurity Training & Community: https://members.cybersecuritygrowth.com/ 👕 Get your Cybersecurity Growth Merch…

People in this episode

Host: Cybersecurity Growth

Topics covered

• cybersecurity jobs
• job market
• candidate expectations
• outsourcing
• AI in cybersecurity
• recession impact
• actionable strategies

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• job openings
• AI
• outsourcing
• candidate expectations
• recession
• job market

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Cybersecurity Growth Membership E-Learning & Community, Cybersecurity Growth Merch Store

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