IT security – Skills shortage and no unemployment

There is zero unemployment in IT security, suggesting a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of professional certification body (ISC)2.

But there needs to be a focus on training people to be specialists in areas such as digital forensics, cloud computing and access control, who can see the bigger picture, Tipton told Computer Weekly.

The organisation runs regular courses in such topics to ensure its 86,000 certified information security professionals (CISSPs) remain up to date, as it did in the run up to second annual (ISC)2 Security Congress in Philadelphia.

“Information security professionals need to keep tuned to changes taking place and know about the latest tools available to them,” said Tipton.

That is why certification is important, he said, because it not only certifies core information security skills, but also ensures skills remain up to date and relevant…

via Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2.