Bridging the Skill Gap in Cybersecurity — Hire Generalists, Create Specialists!

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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I have seen a lot of posts about the skill gap, unrealistic hiring expectations, and the number of open security roles. Most of them circle the same frustration: organisations want five years of experience in a technology that has existed for two, and then complain they can’t hire.

But I think the framing is wrong. The skill gap isn’t primarily a supply problem — it’s a hiring and development problem. Organisations have been optimising for the role they need filled today, not the practitioner they need in three years.

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Bridging the Skill Gap in Cybersecurity — Hire Generalists, Create Specialists!