Leading the Way in Addressing Cybersecurity’s Hiring Crisis

Director of Cyber Education and Online Safety Programs at Symantec
Nov 14, 2014 3:00 PM ET
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Leading the Way in Addressing Cybersecurity’s Hiring Crisis

In October 2014, Symantec released its FY14 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report reflecting our deep commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, reducing our environmental impact, and investing in positive social impact around the globe. Over the next month, we will share a few CR program highlights. Today we take a look at our signature program, the Symantec Cybersecurity Career Connection (SC3).

If you speak with hiring managers at many mid-to-large sized organizations, they will tell you that cybersecurity jobs are some of the most difficult positions to fill. According to a recent cybersecurity report it is estimated that in 2014 there were one million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally. And the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the information security analyst field to grow by 37 percent by 2022, which is much faster than...

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