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During each RANT forum and conference information security professionals gather together to talk about some of the most pressing issues in the industry.
One of the topics that often gets brought up is recruitment and how organisations in both the public and private sector go about bringing in the most talented individuals.
During the latest conference, some of the industry’s top professionals gave an insight into what they thought about the process and how it has evolved over the years. We asked them what they perceived as the biggest challenges when sourcing information security professionals.
Tom Salkield, professional services director at Integralis, said: “We need to attract more people into this industry sector … there are some big problems that we actually need to solve.”
According to Mr Salkield the industry must integrate more with the education system to get people interested in IT security.
“We need to be working much more closely with schools, colleges and universities to entice the new leaders of the future to come and enjoy the big debate we’re involved in,” he added.
Many other professionals gave their opinions on the industry and their thoughts on the matter can be seen in the video below.
For example, Javvad Malik, senior analyst at 451 Enterprise, believes it’s about more than just the technical skills that are required, he thinks it’s also about personalities and “people who can fit into the mould”.
The stereotype of having information security professionals all come from hacking origins is now gone and individuals are constantly emerging from a range of backgrounds and this diversity can only be a good thing.
Acumin has been hosting the monthly RANT events for the last seven years and encourages everyone to get involved with the discussion and lively debate.
Each forum and conference sees hundreds of information security professionals join in and share their ideas on the future of this ever-growing industry.
Attending RANT is a great way to broaden your thoughts and expand your network and the next event will be held on August 28th in London.
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