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

0. Introduction

01 - Training today for tomorrow's solutions

1. Why We Need to Rethink Cybersecurity Hiring and Team Building

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

2. Discovering Hidden Potential to Find Your Next Superstars

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

3. Dispelling Common Myths in Cybersecurity

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

4. Writing Foolproof Job Descriptions that Appeal to Great Candidates

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

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

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

6. Setting Up New Hires for Future Success and Beyond

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

Conclusion

21 - Next steps