Podcast: The Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Demystified, episode 11

I'm on a soapbox today! The talent shortage is the fault of the very industry proclaiming that it exists! Like the young man that proclaims there are no girls to date when he sits in a sea of young women, security departments are setting themselves up for disappointment with the hiring standards they put in place. They need to remember that entry level MEANS entry level. No certifications and no experience.

In the meantime, you can keep your self abreast of news in the industry. Check out some of the sites below.

Finally, remember to Learn → Practice → Share!

The article I quoted in, from my presentation: https://mytechdecisions.com/network-security/what-one-cybersecurity-company-is-doing-to-help-close-the-workforce-gap/

Vulnerability Alerts: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts & https://isc.sans.edu

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/ & https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/

Industry Blogs

CrowdStrike: https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/

Mandiant: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog

Trellix: https://www.trellix.com/en-us/about/newsroom/stories/research.html

Mitre: https://medium.com/mitre-attack

Dark Reading: https://www.darkreading.com

Krebs on Security: https://krebsonsecurity.com