The Scarcity of Security Talent – How Does Technology Fit In?

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Presented at CISOSeattle 2015 by

Gregg Braunton

Vanessa Pegueros

Lior Div

The increased complexity of the threat landscape has significantly increased the demand for security talent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected the demand for information security analysts will increase by 37 percent between 2012 and 2022, with the need to hire an additional 100,000 experts in the next seven years. Often, security technologies only propagate the problem, requiring highly skilled personnel to operate them. In this session, discuss whether new technology approaches can augment human talent and help relieve the security shortage.