Apprenticeships are a win-win for cyber pros and employers
Tony Bryan doesnât believe in the traditional notion of a cyber skills gap. In fact, he thinks educational institutions and vocational training programs have done a pretty solid job of creating new legions of skilled and talented cyber workers. But what these up-and-coming candidates lack, he says, is actual on-the-job experience. And he believes it is for this reason that employers are not enthusiastic about hiring them, preferring instead to seek out more battle-tested job candidates. Not everyone would agree with this theory. Indeed, plenty of experts say that smaller cities, rural ar...