The world’s food security is dependent on securing and protecting the data of agricultural machines and equipment, which makes the deficiencies in the cybersecurity workforce a major point of concern.
Of the biggest challenges faced when implementing an effective cyber/IT risk management program, 49% of respondents say an increase in the quantity of cyber threats.
The North East Independent School
District in San Antonio, Texas (NEISD)'s Institute of CyberSecurity and Innovation (iCSI) has created new opportunities for students interested in entering the cyber field.
As the volume of ransomware payments and rise in ransomware attacks continue to increase, CISOs must adapt to the evolving threat landscape and focus on practical strategies to strengthen resiliency.
The South Coast Cyber Center will open in Beaufort, South Carolina, thanks to a partnership between the city government, the University of South Carolina Beaufort and the center.
Both the government and the private sector are scrambling for talent. Thousands of information-security jobs are going unfilled as the industry in the U.S. struggles with a shortage of properly trained professionals. By one estimate, there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021.
With 11,000 IT and cybersecurity jobs currently unfilled in the state of Florida and state government agencies facing a very competitive talent market, the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity and the Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) have tackled the issue aggressively on their own and teamed up to build a pipeline of talented, trained cyber professionals who can support the state’s cyber resiliency and data security.
The cybersecurity skills shortage is not only real – it is one of the biggest challenges IT leaders face today. As the threat landscape becomes more complex, it’s difficult to find and hire trained personnel who are both cyber professionals and affordable. To make matters worse, long-term retention of those employees is almost impossible as they are always being poached by other companies.