Friday, 16 October 2015

Addressing the IT security talent gap [Q&A]

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and the Department of Homeland security is calling for more attention to be paid to securing systems.

But whilst cybersecurity is a growing industry we risk a developing skills gap where workers aren’t qualified or prepared for jobs in the field. We spoke to Andrew von Ramin Mapp, CEO ofData Analyzers, a cyber security and digital forensic firm, to get his view on how the industry can address this.

BN: We’re seeing ever more sophisticated cyber-attacks in recent years. Is the security industry struggling to keep up?

AvRM: The industry is definitely struggling to keep up, it has always been a cat and mouse game, but over the past few years the momentum has accelerated drastically and the industry at large was not prepared for it. In the past, a lack of corporate awareness among executives and boards of directors meant the required funding to properly implement and adequately maintain a secure network and cyberinfrastructure was unavailable. Because of recent public scrutiny things have shifted a little and the security industry is trying to catch up. For the full article click here 



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