Cybersecurity job deficit
There will be between 1.8 million to 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs unfilled globally by early 2020s, according to Cyber Seeks and Cybersecurity Adventures.
There are between 600 and 1,200 cybersecurity jobs available in Nevada, according to Cyber Seeks. the Clark County Department of Aviation and Northrop Grumman are among companies looking for information security specialists, according to a Linkedin search. Cyber Coders, a Silicon Valley-based headhunter, is seeking two network security engineers in Las Vegas with a yearly salary between $120,000 and $150,000.
Threats expected
The worker shortage is one of the factors behind the belief among the nation’s security community that the country and its companies aren’t well-prepared to defend themselves.
According to a recent poll by Black Hat of its conference attendees, roughly two-thirds said they don’t have enough staff to meet threats and expect their own organization to experience a major security breach in the next 12 months.
Nearly as many expect a successful attack on U.S. critical infrastructure in the next two years.
The downbeat forecast is exacerbated by what security industry employees say is a lack of understanding between IT departments and those running a company.
“Security pros say they continue to struggle with corporate management that sets priorities differently than they would,” according to the Black Hat poll.
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