A Sustainable Security Workforce Starts at the Local Coffee Shop
summary
Research surveys thousands of job-seekers and hiring managers and analyzes postings to show a systemic mismatch: hiring practices demand CISSP and degrees for entry roles while only about 5% hold that cert, candidates spend months searching, and many listings list impossible requirements. The diagnosis is talent gap not shortage and the remedies are concrete: write precise knowledge/skill/experience requirements, accept alternative evidence of ability, invest in paid on-the-job training, prioritize hire for core transferable skills like problem solving and customer empathy.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:35Rethink Retool
- 3:43Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
- 5:22Research
- 7:11Job Searching
- 10:59Job Descriptions
- 12:23Job Descriptions Suck
- 13:02Cyber Security Intern
- 14:18Information Security Architect
- 16:13Certifications
- 20:15How to make it sustainable
- 20:52The core issue
- 22:54What other industries do
- 23:22Where do we do it
- 25:48Diversity
- 28:46Core transferable skills
- 29:18Soft skills
- 30:19Retail employee
- 32:36What do they think about
- 33:39How do we improve
- 34:19Knowledge
- 35:49Passion
- 37:42Conclusion
- 38:38Thank you
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