Calling Both Students and Working Professionals! Consider A Career In Cybersecurity

The shortage of trained cybersecurity professionals, also referred to as the cybersecurity skills gap, is a known problem that is only expected to intensify in the years ahead. In addition to posing a risk to the global economy, the skills gap is also a legitimate security threat. In this podcast, David Jarvis, security and chief information officer (CIO) lead at the IBM Institute for Business Value, talks with Heather Ricciuto, academic outreach leader at IBM Security, and Chris Veltsos, professor in the Department of Computer Information Science at Minnesota State University, Mankato, about how to recruit both students and professionals working in other fields to consider a career in cybersecurity. To learn more, read the IBV report cited during the podcast: https://ibm.co/2pZmUw4.