As organizations face growing cybersecurity hiring challenges, cybersecurity staffing shortages, and uncertainty around how AI will impact cybersecurity careers, security leaders are being forced to rethink how they recruit, develop, and retain talent.
In this episode, our hosts sit down with Julia Armstrong, Executive Director of the Institute for Cybersecurity and Digital Trust at The Ohio State University, to discuss the cybersecurity talent shortage, skills-based hiring, workforce development, and the future of cybersecurity careers. Their conversation explores how universities, industry, and government can work together to prepare the next generation of cyber professionals and build stronger, more resilient security teams.
Key Takeaways:
- Why the cybersecurity talent shortage continues to impact organizations.
- How skills-based hiring is changing cybersecurity recruitment.
- What role AI may play in future cybersecurity careers.
- Why workforce development is critical to cyber resilience.
- How collaboration between academia, industry, and government can help close the cybersecurity skills gap.