June 7, 2024 at 04:08PM
CyberSeek, a project by CompTIA, Lightcast, and NICE, reveals that 85% of employer demand for cybersecurity professionals in the US isn’t met, creating a shortage of almost 470,000 positions. The interactive map shows mismatches between available workers and employer demand, highlighting the need to align training and certifications with hiring managers’ needs to address recruitment challenges.
From the meeting notes, we have gathered the following key points:
– There is a significant shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with current professionals only able to meet 85% of employer demand, leaving nearly half a million positions open (469,930).
– The CyberSeek project, developed by CompTIA and Lightcast with a grant from NICE, offers an interactive “heat map” of cybersecurity career opportunities, allowing visitors to see the gap between available workers and employer demand at a metropolitan area level.
– Discrepancies exist between the number of professionals holding specific certifications and the number of job listings requiring those certifications. For example, there is a significant oversupply of professionals holding CompTIA Security+ compared to job listings, while there is an undersupply of professionals holding certifications such as CISA and CISM to meet employer demand.
This analysis provides insights into the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, the geographical distribution of job opportunities, and the misalignment between available certifications and employer demand. Aligning training and certifications with the specific needs of hiring managers could help address the current hiring and recruiting challenges in the cybersecurity field.