With cybercrime being at an all-time high, organizations are seeing the importance of having cyber security on staff. Cyber security staff can train the rest of the organization to be aware of phishing scams and implement cyber policies that protect against cyber-attacks and issues of compliance. Yet, the number of open cyber security positions remains monumental.
Although there were industry-wide efforts to mitigate the skills gap and train more cyber security experts, many organizations still find it difficult to hire talented experts. With the demand being so high, one may be confused as to why it’s so difficult to fill cyber security positions. Here, we’ll go through what’s keeping companies from finding talented staff for cyber security, and which companies are trying to fill the gap.
Many organizations are trying to locate cyber security themselves, by hiring one individual that possesses all the skills and experience the position requires. This poses an issue because as the landscape of cybercrime changes at such a fast pace, even a talented candidate may struggle to keep up. As time goes on, the requirements of the job evolve as the threat increases, but luckily, some companies provide scalable staffing of cyber security services. This means that depending on the size of the organization, companies can be matched with two or more candidates whose skills will be able to grow and meet their needs.
It’s important to have an outside company recruit and interview candidates so that organizations don’t have to waste time looking for a candidate or worse, place a candidate that won’t be able to handle the evolution of cybercrime. Every company’s needs are different and that’s why every company needs its own customized set of solutions. Cyber security staffing is always best handled by an outside agency that can scale and pivot right along with an organization’s demands.
