Security News > 2021 > November > Big salaries alone are not enough to hire good cybersecurity talent: What else can companies do?

Amid the severe and ongoing cyber skills shortages, both cybersecurity firms and in-house IT and cybersecurity departments are struggling to hire enough talented and qualified individuals.

The ISSA survey showed that 62% of cybersecurity employees face a heavier workload due to their organizations not being able to hire enough workers, and 38% say they feel burnt out.

If money isn't enough, what else can companies do to attract and keep cybersecurity talent?

Companies should involve the cybersecurity team in all steps of their business, from product development to marketing, and not just relegate them to being on call for incident responses, or when something goes wrong.

One aspect at the heart of all these steps is seeing cybersecurity as integral to any organization and giving cybersecurity professionals the opportunity to really help businesses grow and succeed.

Many organizations tend to see cybersecurity as something isolated from the rest of what they do; changing this attitude will not only help an organization better protect itself, but it will also make it a more appealing place for sought-after and talented cybersecurity professionals to work.

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