JUST IN: U.S. Desperately Needs Cyber Talent, Congress Says
6/26/2023
By Cambrie Eckert
With almost 700,000 cybersecurity job openings, the United States doesn’t have enough cybersecurity experts to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and federal networks from cyber threats, according to members of industry and Congress.
Representatives and witnesses painted an alarming picture of the shortfall in cybersecurity talent during a June 22 House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee on cybersecurity and infrastructure hearing.
“We need not only enough people, but the right people with the right skills in the right jobs to meet the growing cyber threat,” said Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y. “In April, the FBI director testified to Congress that even if all FBI cyber-agents and [intelligence] analysts focused on the China threat, Chinese hackers would still outnumber our FBI cyber personnel at least 50 to one. That is extremely concerning.”
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/6/26/us-desperately-needs-cyber-talent-congress-says
