How's it going everyone, I wanted to spotlight an article I read at IT Tech News Daily.
In the wake of increased high-profile cybersecurity
breaches, new research shows businesses are beefing up on their IT security
specialists.
The 2012 Career Impact study by (ISC)2, a nonprofit
organization representing security specialists worldwide, found that 72 percent
of businesses hired new employees last year specifically for their information
security skills.
Sixty-two percent of businesses reported they are looking to
hire additional information security employees in 2012.
"This data reflects the increase in security breaches
we saw throughout 2011 and the fact that organizations, both in the public and
private sector, are finally realizing the importance of implementing sound
security programs that should be run by experienced and qualified
professionals," said W. Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)².
"Even in tough economic times, information security professionals are in
high demand by hiring managers and organizations who understand that their
skill sets are not only paramount to their organization's ability to conduct
business, but also give them a competitive advantage."
As demand for IT security specialists increases, the
research shows many organizations are doing more to reward the qualified
employees they already have on staff. Nearly 70 percent of those surveyed
received a salary increase in 2011, with 55 percent expecting another raise in
2012.
"While it’s a very positive sign that this field
continues to grow and is somewhat 'recession-proof,' one of the biggest
challenges that remains is finding enough of the right people with the
appropriate security skills to fill the huge void that exists right now,"
Tipton said. "We must continue to
build this workforce at an aggressive pace."
The study shows the top skills hiring managers are looking
for include operations security, security management practices, access control
systems/methodology, security architecture/models, risk management,
telecom/network security, applications/system development security and
cloud/virtualization.
The research was based on surveys of more than 2,200
security specialists from around the world.
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