Tom Kranz

Tom Kranz's career has spanned almost 30 years, as a Cybersecurity and IT consultant. After a successful career helping UK Government departments and private sector clients (including Betfair, Accenture, Sainsburys, Fidelity International, and Toyota), Tom now advises and supports organizations on their Cybersecurity strategy and challenges.

The 'People' Part of Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategies

Is there really a cybersecurity skills shortage?

Tom Kranz

July 9, 2020

Companies are struggling to find cybersecurity talent, and roles remain unfilled for months at a time. But is there really a lack of qualified candidates on the market? Is the problem with the lack of skills - or are we inadvertently limiting the talent pool before we even post the job spec?

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Tom Kranz

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Is there really a cybersecurity skills shortage?

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