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The demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals far exceeds supply. As a result, organizations are struggling to protect their data against the evolving threat landscape.
It is a constant challenge to know what skills will be needed in the future, and when and how to acquire them.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Plan for the inevitable. All industries are expected to be affected by the talent gap in the coming years. Plan ahead to address your organization’s future needs.
Base skills acquisition decisions on the five key factors to define skill needs. Create an impact scale for the five key factors (data criticality, durability, availability, urgency, and frequency) that reflects your organizational strategy, initiatives, and pressures.
A skills gap will always exist to some degree. The threat landscape is constantly changing, and your workforce’s skill sets must evolve as well.

Impact and Result

Organizations must align their security initiatives to talent requirements such that business objectives are achieved and the business is cyber ready.
Identify if there are skill gaps in your current workforce.
Decide how you’ll acquire needed skills based on characteristics of need for each skill.

Close the InfoSec Skills Gap: Develop a Technical Skills Sourcing Plan Research & Tools

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Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should develop a technical skills acquisition strategy, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Close the InfoSec Skills Gap: Develop a Technical Skills Sourcing Plan – Executive Brief

1. Identify skill needs for target state

Identify what skills will be needed in your future state.

2. Identify technical skill gaps

Align role requirements with future initiative skill needs.

3. Develop a sourcing plan for future work roles

Acquire skills based on the impact of the five key factors.

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Author

Michelle Tran

Contributors

Amanda Bluett, Head of Cyber Defence and Assurance, CBRE
Eldon Sprickerhoff, Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire, Inc.
Anja Adam, Manager of Information Security – IT Risk & Compliance, De Lage Landen International B.V.
Four anonymous contributors

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