It may surprise you to learn that new research by CompTIA finds only 30% of the cyber workforce is in the 19-34 age group, with 52% between 35 and 54. You’d think more people entering the workforce or in the early stages of their careers would be turning to cybersecurity given the rise in headline-grabbing cyberattacks.
Experts have commented extensively on what can be done to attract young people to the field. So here, I’m going to focus on how the ThreatQ Platform can help current security teams address staffing challenges by working smarter, not harder.
- Automation. For years we’ve hesitated to automate due to the fear of being burned when machines quarantine a system or block a port on a firewall in error. Now, technology has advanced to where we can fine tune automation and optimize it for our unique environments. Balancing automation with human intelligence and analysis allows teams to always have the best tool for the job. ...read more!
