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CYBURGH, PA: Solving the Workforce Shortfall in Cybersecurity
- January 2016
- In this teQ Magazine article, Chris May discusses how the cybersecurity workforce shortage hampers our ability to deal with cyberattacks and data breaches.
- Cyber Risk and Resilience Management Workforce Development
- Publisher: Pittsburgh Technology Council
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Abstract
At the CYBURGH, PA Initiative event in February 2016, Pittsburgh area participants will discuss cybersecurity issues, solutions to them, and next steps. Cybersecurity challenges are grouped into three categories: those related to people, process, and technology. This article complements the people discussions, which center around the following:
- Finding and retaining our cybersecurity resources
- Continuously developing our existing staff in cybersecurity practices
- Measuring the abilities and effectiveness of our cybersecurity resources
- Ensuring that a pipeline of local resources can meet our cybersecurity workforce needs