The lack of cybersecurity talent is ‘a national security threat,’ says DHS official

mood · Oct 3, 2019

The lack of cybersecurity talent is ‘a national security threat,’ says DHS official
October 4, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/03/lack-cybersecurity-professionals-threat-dhs/

One of the most senior officials tasked with protecting U.S. critical infrastructure says that the lack of security professionals in the U.S. is one of the leading threats to national cybersecurity.

“It’s a national security risk that we don’t have the talent regardless of whether it’s in the government or the private sector,” said Manfra. “We have a massive shortage that is expected that will grow larger.”
For Manfra, it’s important that the tech community and the government agencies tasked with protecting the nation’s critical assets work more closely together, and the best way to do that is to encourage a revolving door between cybersecurity agencies and technology companies.

Manfra envisions that government will pay for scholarships for cybersecurity professionals who will spend three to five years in government before moving into the private sector. “It builds a community of people with shared experience [and] in security we’re all trying to do the same things,” she said.
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