2021 Cybersecurity Jobs Outlook
Deidre Diamond
Founder and CEO, CyberSN | Founder, Secure Diversity | Co-Founder, Day of Shecurity Conference | Cyversity Board Member
Happy New Year. After a year of uncertainty and emotional stresses, I look to 2021 with great optimism. The cybersecurity community is significantly stronger and being counted on now more than ever. The need for cybersecurity talent has grown exponentially. The importance of cybersecurity professionals is universally understood and appreciated at a much higher level.
We as a community are treating each other better too! It’s wonderful to see our cybersecurity leaders working together the way we all are. Our response to recent breach announcements shows us that we have learned to support each other. I remember when Equifax shared their breach a few years back, the CISO at the time was attacked and ridiculed. Fast forward a few years to the FireEye/SolarWinds breach; the cybersecurity community has been kind and supportive to the cybersecurity leadership victims. It’s awesome to see this advancement in our ability to provide empathy and support vs. blame and shame. We are one team and we all can be breached… We are defending against more attackers than we have defenders and therefore we must work together. Thank you for bringing this empathy and kindness to the cybersecurity community; we will attract and retain more talent, to include diverse talent when we come from a place of empathy and kindness.
I have highlighted five contributing factors that we predict will lead to significant cybersecurity jobs growth in 2021. Please feel free to reach out anytime. CyberSN is 100% focused on solving your cybersecurity talent challenges.
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Love,
Deidre
Cybersecurity Matchmaker | Recruiting Top Talent in AI & ML Security, Data Privacy Solutions, Cloud Security, and Offensive Security
3 年So helpful
Director - CyberSN - Your partner in cyber workforce risk management
3 年Great read!
Thanks for sharing!
Business consultant to CXO's of SMB's operating from multiple locations
3 年Additionally, when data is collected and organized well, it can be mined efficiently to ID trends and IoC's. Data should be used to infer SWOT to sharpen.
Business consultant to CXO's of SMB's operating from multiple locations
3 年An important aspect to hiring is competency via experience and vendor certifications. It's better to have hands-on exp supporting security devices or software. While working, earn trade certs + university degrees to aid navigation (e.g., theory and frameworks) of unexpected security problems in the workplace (i.e. CCISO, CND, CISSP, HCISPP, CRISC). Work has become a series of consulting assignments to sharpen the security posture of the employer. Thanks for reading; comments to this perspective is encouraged.