Security News > 2021 > September > Give put-upon infosec bods professional recognition to keep them working for you, says chartered institute

As the UK infosec industry prepares for government initiatives intended to expand the sector, how should existing companies keep skilled professionals from jumping ship? Amanda Finch, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, tells us a thing or two about what she thinks works.

"People tend to stay in roles if they are being developed," Finch tells The Register just after the institute's annual conference.

Qualifications are a minefield, and as information security digs ever more rabbit holes for professionals to fall into, there's an age-old problem: how do skilled people communicate those skills to others, especially potential new employers?

While Finch says CIISec doesn't endorse any one specific certification or competency framework, she speaks passionately about companies recognising their employees' talents as a tool for staff retention.

Digital investigation is one area where the institute thinks there'll be a need for standardisation and mutual recognition of skills through qualifications, and it's hoping to roll that out more broadly over the coming months.

With the infosec sector expanding and new bodies such as the UK Cyber Security Council lurching to their feet in the wake of government announcements about skills and training, there's bound to be more of this sort of thing on the horizon.

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