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Hiring the hidden gems: Should InfoSec hire from other industries?

The InfoSec market is predicted to grow from $75 billion in 2015 to $170 billion by 2020. More than 209,000 cybersecurity jobs in the U.S. are unfilled. There is a desperate need for data scientists and data analysts, as well as social engineering and digital forensics experts. A (ISC)2 study with Frost & Sullivan found that enterprises and their security staff are increasingly blaming breaches on a lack of skilled personnel. A Vanson Bourne/Intel Security survey revealed that IT managers think that the shortage will make them more likely to be targeted, lose proprietary data or suffer reputational damage.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3145424/hiring-the-hidden-gems-should-infosec-hire-from-other-industries.html

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