Why the Security Talent Gap Is the Next Big Crisis
The next national security crisis may be a lack of ability to mitigate or respond to such an attack because frankly, there’s no one available to mitigate the attack or respond to it.
The next national security crisis may not be a terrorist attack on a commercial airplane, or our nation’s water supply, or even one that shuts down the critical infrastructure. The next national security crisis, instead, may be a lack of ability to mitigate or respond to such an attack because frankly, there’s no one available to mitigate the attack or respond to it.
There is an IT security skills shortage that’s occurring right as the volume and sophistication of cyber and physical attacks continues to rise. The sophistication of the technology and tactics used by online criminals – and their nonstop attempts to breach network security and steal data – have outstripped the ability of IT and security professionals to address threats. Most organizations do not have the people or the systems to monitor their networks consistently and to determine how they are being infiltrated.