Want to join the cybersecurity workforce, but don’t know where to start? Kathleen Smith explains transferable skills you may already have that can open the door to a career in cyber.
Want to join the cybersecurity workforce, but don’t know where to start? Kathleen Smith explains transferable skills you may already have that can open the door to a career in cyber.
The number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs is expected to grow from one million positions in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021. And of the candidates who are applying for these positions, fewer than one in four are even qualified - but how do you get qualified? And what where to focus the job hunt if you’re just getting started?
Conversation highlights:
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Guest
Kathleen Smith
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Hosts
Limor Kessem
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Diana Kelley
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Resources
How to Get into Cybersecurity: https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-get-into-cybersecurity
Getting Started in Cybersecurity with a Non-Technical Background: https://www.sans.org/blog/getting-started-in-cybersecurity-with-a-non-technical-background/
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