U.S. faces urgent anti-hacker crisis

December 2, 2021 – Published on Axios

The Biden administration is accelerating efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure. Following a deluge of ransomware attacks targeting critical government and corporate infrastructure this year, clogs in the talent pipeline are leaving federal, cash-strapped local governments and Big Business even more susceptible to hacking.

Private companies like GuidePoint Security are trying one way to fill the void: training veterans leaving the military for careers in cybersecurity.

• “It takes way too long to bring people into the federal government,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Jen Easterly told the House Committee on Homeland Security this month.
• She said it’s necessary to consider those who have the right technical skills and attitude but may lack a traditional educational background, or years of formal experience in the industry.
• Women hold only 20% of all cybersecurity jobs, and just 3% of the federal government’s IT workforce is under the age of 30.

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