Cybersecurity skills: a people shortage, or a skills gap?

About this episode

The episode discusses the narrowing cybersecurity skills gap and the importance of having the right mix of skills in the workforce.

The cybersecurity skills gap might be narrowing. According to the latest Cybersecurity Workforce Study, from ISC2, CISOs are less concerned about the number of cyber professionals in their organisations. Instead, the focus is on whether they have the right mix of skills, to take on an increasingly complex threat landscape. We go through the results of the research, and what it might mean for cybersecurity professionals at all points in their careers, with ISC2's COO, Casey Marks. Interview by Stephen Pritchard

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Pritchard

Guest: Casey Marks

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• skills gap
• workforce study
• CISO concerns
• threat landscape

Keywords

• cybersecurity skills
• workforce study
• CISO
• ISC2
• skills gap

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ISC2

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