DICE According to data from CyberSeek, employers posted 769,736 openings for cybersecurity-related jobs over a 12-month period ending in September 2022. For the third quarter of 2022, total cybersecurity job postings tracked 30 percent higher than the equivalent period in 2021.
CSO Online Last month, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released voluntary cross-sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) they were required to produce under a national security memo issued by President Biden in July 2021. The goals could become the baseline standards for cybersecurity negligence and possible future regulatory requirements.
DICE While cybersecurity experts from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission note that the skill requirements for federal government work and salary considerations remain a challenge for hiring enough workers, the federal government is on track to have about 85% of the commission’s recommendations implemented.