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A survey of infosec pros found U.S.-based male respondents make an average annual salary of $91K, but female participants earn an average of $62K per year.
BankInfoSecurity May 5, 2021 annamadeline) • December 16, 2020 Clar Rosso, CEO, (ISC)² The shortage of trained cybersecurity workers has substantially declined this year as many more individuals entered the field, says Clar Rosso, CEO of (ISC)², the U.S.-based nonprofit association that offers training to cybersecurity professionals. The (ISC)² 2020 Cybersecurity Workforce Study shows that 3.5 million individuals globally now work in the field, up 25% from last year. The research also indicates a decrease in...
Jimmy Sanders It’s a lot, he admits. “The people who can do all that are in super high demand,” says Sanders, head of security for Netflix DVD and president of the San Francisco chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). Indeed, demand for cybersecurity talent continues to outpace supply. A July 2020 report from the ISSA and the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that 70% of ISSA members believe the global cybersecurity skills shortage has impacted their organization, while the 2020 (ISC) 2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found that 64% of responding security profe...
Creating New Career Pathways to Help Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap By Sandra Wheatley, SVP, Fortinet and Martin Laird, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM 12/15/20 AT 11:38 AM Cybersecurity is a high-growth technology area, and security skills are in demand. A poll by ISC(2), the world’s largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals, found that 81% of respondents’ organizations view security as an essential function as employees are working remotely due to the coronavirus. At the same time, there is a need to fill both technic...