What is causing the cybersecurity talent shortage, and what can be done to mitigate it? 

A Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will be established at Massachusetts-based Springfield Technical Community College at Springfield Union Station.

This will come as no surprise to those involved in cybersecurity recruitment. The solution to the cybersecurity workforce shortage? Lowering the barrier to entry level cyber positions.

The 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)² identified the current cyber workforce gap to be 3.4 million employees.

Join us for the premiere of Security magazine's AMA (Ask Me Anything) video podcast series featuring cybersecurity leader Meg West.

While the cyber industry has traditionally focused on recruitment, focusing on upskilling workers can help remedy the cybersecurity talent shortage.

The Regional Security Operations Center (RSOC), launched via a partnership between Angelo State University (ASU) and the Texas Department of Information Resources (DBIR), aims to serve local governments in need of cybersecurity assistance.

From youth outreach to recruitment efforts in high schools, community colleges and universities, cybersecurity leaders can develop the cyber workforce and find talented candidates.

The Institute of Pervasive Cybersecurity at Boise State University has introduced its Cyberdome initiative in partnership with Stellar Cyber, which aims to reduce rural cyber risk and expand the cybersecurity workforce in Idaho.

Security teams are still dealing with fallout from the Log4j vulnerability, according to a recent poll from cybersecurity nonprofit (ISC)².