Where are All the Government Infosec Professionals? — CyberSpeak Podcast
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On this episode of the CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute podcast, Gregory Garrett, head of U.S. and international cybersecurity for BDO, discusses a topic that’s a big part of InfoSec Institute’s initiative in the coming years — finding new and innovative ways to close the cybersecurity skills gap, particularly within the U.S. government and military.
In the podcast, Garrett and host Chris Sienko discuss:
– What is the biggest cause of the skills gap? (1:15)
– Is the government cyber skills gap due to lack of pay for specialized, high-end security professionals? (4:50)
– Do you think these financial shortfalls can be solved by re-allocating budgets to fill in the gaps? (6:35)
– What are your thoughts on the theory that the skills gap doesn’t really exist, but is more of a training gap? (8:00)
– Is the technology moving so fast that people can’t keep up? (9:25)
– How do you assess both the real skills gap in your organization and the actual skill level of your staff and job applicants? (10:45)
– When transitioning technology, what steps can you take in advance to prevent job loss and downtime? (12:35)
– How will the move towards outsourcing security impact the short- and long-term skill set issues we’ve been discussing? (15:45)
– What impact has the recent government shutdown had on the issue of the skill gap? (19:15)
– Is the skills gap at the government and military level something that could be solved through legislative action, or does it go deeper than that? (22:35)
– If you had a magic wand to solve the skills gap once and for all, what actions would you take? (23:35)
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Jeff Peters. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/Y35bKBqD1go/
