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Creative Hiring in Cybersecurity<\/h1>\n
Creative Hiring in Cybersecurity. Is it even possible?<\/div>\n
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Today’s lead story in the SANS NewsBites was “White House\/DHS Announce New Cyber Skills Pipeline Initiative.\u201d The two statements below caught my attention.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
1 – \u201cThe Federal Government struggles to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals due to a talent shortage and growing demand for these employees across the public and private sectors.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2 – \u201cAs agencies prioritize their cyber workforce needs, they will likely need to adopt innovative hiring techniques to ensure the best and brightest cyber talent can seamlessly enter the Federal Government.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
With the\u00a0<\/span>cybersecurity talent shortage<\/a>, influential cybersecurity leaders must get creative about filling our open cybersecurity positions. Many years ago a good friend in the Human Resources department advised me to hire character and train skills. For many years I have experienced success in finding team members. Especially from non-traditional areas and then sending them to learn our craft. Examples include Fraud and Abuse, Help Desk, and Network Operations. I found it interesting to learn from them how their former departments operated and how their department viewed the information security program. Yes, it pays to have thick skin.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is also important to be mindful of the assumptions you might make when trying to fill or backfill your open cybersecurity positions<\/a>. What creative hiring in cybersecurity methods have you used in non-traditional areas to find talented members to join your cybersecurity team?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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