The mass migration to remote working has forced chief information security officers to rethink what “secure” means and to re-prioritize the skillsets needed within their information-security teams. This creates challenges for companies — but also creates wide-open opportunities for those willing to train up for a new cadre of open cybersecurity positions.
The cyber workforce is always in high demand – such high demand that there has been an ongoing and well-publicized shortfall in qualified specialists to fill available jobs. But the work-from-home shift has created unprecedented disruption within cybersecurity, with ramifications for the workforce shortage.