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Week in Review — Cybersecurity Workforce Gap; Efforts to Advance Cybersecurity in Africa
I'm taking the week off, but a couple of my articles written last week ended up publishing during the break. The chasm between what businesses are willing to pay cybersecurity-skilled workers (and their expectations of what skills a worker has) continues to crash into what workers think they are worth. The result is cybersecurity executives wanting more professionals, but not being able to pay the required amount. Continuing to ramp up my coverage of the Middle East and Africa region for Dark Reading, I covered the efforts among African nations to convert their young populations into highly skilled workers, including in cybersecurity.
Cyber Employment 2024: Sky-High Expectations Fail Businesses & Job Seekers | Dark Reading
Unreasonable requirements, low salaries, and a lack of commitment to training leaves businesses unable to hire their perfect cybersecurity pros. So, is there really a workforce "shortage"? (26 December 2023)
African Organizations Aim to Fix Cybersecurity in 2024 | Dark Reading
The continent suffers $3.5 billion in losses every year, lending momentum to efforts to train a generation of cybersecurity professionals. (26 December 2023)