How Can You Possibly Staff Your Cyber Security Needs?
The attention on information security over the past several years has made hiring qualified personnel for security positions extremely difficult. The availability of talent is low, and salaries are sky high. So how can an organization find and hire personnel to meet their security requirements? In a recent survey of large and midsize organizations, only 29% of IT pros said they had a qualified cybersecurity expert in their IT department. 23% said they had access to an contracted or 3rd-party expert. The rest? Apparently they are on their own, and while most IT pros have at least a basic understanding of security, this is generally not adequate to meet all of an organization's needs. And if this is true of even large organizations, what are smaller organizations to do? One answer is to outsource your IT security needs to a trusted partner. Most organizations use outside providers for various security needs, such as providing assessments or security software. But operating i...