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Cybersecurity in 2023
In this extended episode, we review the key cybersecurity events of 2022. And we analyse the likely developments, and priorities, for CISOs in 2023. In 2022, the industry was still dealing with the impact of […]
skills shortage
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Neurodiversity, neurodivergence and cyber
There’s said to be some 3.5 million unfilled jobs in cybersecurity. So organisations are having to look beyond their conventional methods, and talent pools, to fill vacancies. Until recently, though, little attention was paid to […]
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Closing the skills gap – part 4: Michael Smith, Neustar
Are firms failing to hire the right people for cybersecurity roles? The issue of the skills shortage is well documented. There is less discussion of the “hiring gap”. Some organisations are failing to fill vacancies; […]
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Closing the skills gap – part 1: Deryck Mitchelson
The cybersecurity industry faces a massive skills gap. In the UK, the number of vacancies is put at more than 30,000. Worldwide, experts put the shortfall at over three million. And the global pandemic has […]
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Ageism in Infosec: Are we losing the older generation?
Is ageism a problem in cybersecurity, and IT? The pandemic has accelerated a trend that observers were already warning about: older staff are leaving IT security. And with them, their knowledge and experience leaves too. […]
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2020 Year in Review, with CIISec’s Amanda Finch
In our End of Year Review, editor Stephen Pritchard discusses 2020’s key trends in information security with Amanda Finch, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, CIISec. […]