What are your biggest issues when it comes to recruiting security talent?

Talent Management & Performance

Demand for cyber talent exceeds the supply26%

Finding the right mix of technical, analytical and soft skills is difficult59%

Lack of academic programs to get entry level talent ready9%

Too expensive to compete with larger companies4%

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Senior Information Security Manager in Software3 years ago

One of the biggest reasons firms can’t find quality information security people is that they refuse to pay for them. Far too many firms lowball salaries and then complain they can’t find people.

Firms that pay market rates for information security staff will not have that problem.

https://brothke.medium.com/the-continued-fallacy-of-the-information-security-skill-shortage-7ef6a95108b1

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