http://www.darkreading.com/operations/flash-poll-the-hunt-for-cyber-talent-/a/d-id/1269272
By Marilyn Cohodas
Dark Reading
5/30/2014
Our latest flash poll paints a nuanced picture of how the security skills
shortage is playing out in hiring strategies for the SOC. For the Dark
Reading security community the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting
times," has never been more true, at least when it comes to staffing.
According to our latest flash poll, roughly eight out of 10 respondents
say their companies are struggling with personnel issues related to the
skills of in-house staff, finding qualified candidates for new positions,
and having a sufficient budget to hire them.
Worse, nearly a quarter of the security professionals who participated in
the report say they are “too underwater” with the daily battle of fighting
threats to even take the time to reflect and answer our question.
Not surprisingly, only 13 percent of respondents say that they are not
hiring, with a little more than half of that cohort reporting that their
staffs and skills sets are adequate. For the rest, where head counts are
sufficient, managers struggle to train existing security staff on the
critical skills to protect corporate assets. A scant 5 percent of
respondents in a hiring mode report having no trouble finding qualified
candidates.
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