The cybersecurity skills gap has become an unavoidable lament about the quality and quantity of candidates falling short of what the industry needs to fulfill its mission. The hiring organizations are both framing this problem in the wrong way and contributing to the problem themselves. Security is a field that demands a commitment to lifelong learning no matter how intelligent or knowledgeable you are. It’s better to find new talent pools filled with people who are motivated and intellectually curious about the very idea of security, and coach them from the ground up. The field is increasingly segmented into roles with long learning curves.”]