Biden administration wants 600,000 cybersecurity positions filled

December 6, 2021 – Published on Human Resources Director

The cybersecurity field isn’t immune to the nationwide staffing shortage, but President Joe Biden wants to change that.

Filling 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions is now the top priority in the Biden administration’s efforts to intensify the protection of digital infrastructure in the public and private sectors.

Snags in talent acquisition have left federal and local government, as well as big business, vulnerable to ransomware attacks and hacking. Recently, Biden assembled a team to work with the federal government in dealing with increasing cyber attacks.

To combat the tight labor market, GuidePoint Security, like many other private companies, is training veterans who were recently discharged from the military for jobs in cybersecurity.

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