How Infosec Teams Can Overcome the Skills Gap

Cybersecurity Experts Share Their Insights and Tips

 

Does your organization have enough cybersecurity staff with a high level of expertise? If not, you’re not alone. The skills gap is weighing heavily on the minds of digital security team members. In a survey of 342 security professionals, Tripwire found that 83 percent of infosec personnel felt more overworked in 2020 than they did a year earlier. An even greater percentage (85 percent) stated that it had become more difficult for their organizations to hire skilled security professionals since then.

Organizations can’t rest easy once they’ve brought on new talent, however. They need to make sure they hold onto their existing workforce. Tripwire asked security experts to identify how the infosec skills gap impacts teams, how to bolster their current teams, as well as barriers to entry and how to overcome them. Download this guide to find out what they had to say.