Bridging the Cyber Skills Gap: Finding and Fostering Cyber Talent

Course details

Are you fighting a losing battle in the war against cybercrime? Do you have trouble finding the right personnel? In this course, Naomi Buckwalter gives cybersecurity hiring managers and leaders practical guidance on how to build high-performing, resilient, and multi-faceted cybersecurity teams. Topics include: Discovering hidden potential, dispelling common myths in cybersecurity job applicants, writing foolproof cybersecurity job descriptions, rethinking technical interviews, dealing with unconscious bias, and onboarding new hires for future success. She advises on how to find, hire, and retain first-class cybersecurity talent in a highly competitive market.

Concepts

Introduction

Training today for tomorrow's solutions

Why We Need to Rethink Cybersecurity Hiring and Team Building

Why the war on cybercrime is being lost
The role and roles of the modern cybersecurity team
Determine how important security is at your company
Start building trust today

Discovering Hidden Potential to Find Your Next Superstars

Unconventional talent is everywhere
Hire for potential
Ask better questions to get better answers
Challenge - Reflect on your interview questions

Dispelling Common Myths in Cybersecurity

Myth number one - You must have years of experience first
Myth number two - Cybersecurity is difficult to learn
Myth number three - You need IT fundamentals
Challenge - What other myths exist

Writing Foolproof Job Descriptions that Appeal to Great Candidates

Job descriptions that get you what you want
What great candidates look for
Challenge - Review your most recent job description

Rethinking Technical Interviews to Assess Hands-on Ability and Not Book Knowledge

The purpose of technical interviews
Take-home projects - A better way

Setting Up New Hires for Future Success and Beyond

The first 90 days - The most important period
Three habits of the highly effective cybersecurity manager

Conclusion

Next steps