Employers Must Help Build the Cybersecurity Talent They Need

The cybersecurity talent shortage is often described as a recruitment problem.

Strengthening the cybersecurity talent pool means building credible pathways into the profession and helping existing practitioners keep pace with changing demands.

Employers already operate the systems and technologies that young cybersecurity professionals need to understand.

Training should be overseen by experienced cybersecurity practitioners, either from within the business or from a specialist cybersecurity firm.

Employers need to build the talent they want to hire Employers need to distinguish between the skills a candidate must bring and those the organisation can teach.