The IT security association (ISC)2 reports that its membership has passed 125,000 certified cybersecurity professionals worldwide. As demand for skilled security professionals continues to grow exponentially, (ISC)2 says that its certification and training enable cybersecurity and IT security practitioners to prove their expertise, advance their careers and contribute to a more secure society.
(ISC)2 CEO David Shearer, CISSP said: “Technology alone cannot solve our security challenges, and we will face a global cybersecurity workforce shortage of 1.8 million people by 2022. Working with our members, government agencies, academic institutions and others around the world, (ISC)2 is committed to attracting, enabling and retraining the security professionals and IT practitioners we need to solve our biggest security challenges.
“Now more than ever, the cybersecurity community needs to come together and develop new solutions and strategies to help organisations across the globe defend their data in an increasingly dangerous online world. That’s exactly what will happen next month at our annual North American Security Congress. We will bring the best and brightest minds in cybersecurity together to explore the issues, threats and other challenges the cybersecurity profession faces, and collaborate on creative, actionable solutions our members can bring back to their office to better secure their data.”
Emmanuel Nicaise, CISSP, president, (ISC)2 Belux Chapter, said: “125,000 members is a very large number for a community of dedicated people continuously raising the bar by learning, researching, teaching and sharing their knowledge and skills to make our cyber world safer. Becoming an (ISC)² member is more than passing an exam, it’s a commitment to a certain ethic and to a continuous improvement in your field.”
Its courses include the CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional. For EMEA details email [email protected]. Visit www.isc2.org.
Among the topics at the Congress in Austin, Texas will be recruitment. According to (ISC)2’s 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study, respondents believe the number one reason for the cybersecurity workforce shortage is difficulty finding qualified personnel. They also said that job requirements are not understood by leadership. Also, women make up only 11pc of the workforce.
