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Thank you, @David!

Thanks for a great show, David!

Thanks for your interest in (ISC)2.  Please let me know if we can be of assistance in the future.  

Regards,

David Shearer

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That sounds like a great scholarship program, David. Hope there are others in the industry that are doing the same.

I like the scholarship program concept AND especially working with employers/HR on how to better open up jobs.

I think in any specialty field we always have work to do with educating hiring officials and HR specialists.  We're working to provide opportunties for 24/7/365 training and manage costs to help reach a broader audience.  We've also awarded over $600,000 in scholarships from our Center for Cyber Safety and Education to IT and InfoSec candidates that otherwise might not be able to afford the education.

Ah.  Dr. Cybrina and our launch of the new Garfield program launches in a few weeks at our Security Congress in Orlando Florida.  Jim Davis will be speaking at one of our events.  He's the creator of Garfield.  He's done very few public events, but he believes in our Safe and Secure Online program.  

@David do you think we need to change the way we hire AND the way we teach/train if we're going to fix this skills shortage?

Thanks, David for a great interview and your fascinating perspective on security issues that keep us at night! Here's to a good night sleep....

I agree with Sara that getting training into our High Schools is absolutely needed.

I'm still looking for the image of Dr. Cybrina @David!

If you'd like to see me outdone by Garfield:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqpApTxPXUQ

Dr. Cybrina LOL -- love it

I think we'll have better success with security budget growth if we do a better job of demonstrating business value related to security investments.  

Now, the question is, how quickly can we turn out these new security pros, and stop requiring college degrees for everything? Can we have infosec be something we train for at the high school, reduce some of the stigma on trade school, and have that help fill the gap? 

Jim Davis who created Garfield has created a new character Dr. Cybrina who is a CISSP.  Learn more at:  www.safeandsecureonline.org

@David, you mentioned something crucial to the "up all night" stress for IT security pros today: the lack of resources & personpower to fill the security roles & jobs. @David, what types of changes are needed to get more aggressive about finding and training people for security jobs?

Our Dark Reading Strategic Security Survey shows that not only are security departments short on people, but they are short on budget as well. David, do you see this also?  Security budgets have grown steadily in recent years -- do you think that will continue?

We didn't get to touch on certification during the interview.. but what are some of the entry level credentials that people can get -- at a reasonable price -- to get a foot in the door if they don't have a company tuition reimbursement plan behind them

Garfield needs the help, with Odie around causing trouble.

Garfield has friends that are dogs too.  We love dogs as well.  I have a white German Shepherd named Sonja.  Maybe we'll get her into the mix.

I do see a shift toward outsourcing the right types of functions.  I think that's been happening but cloud solutions are accelerating these types of business changes.

(What about McGruff the Crime Dog)? #doglover

Garfield is an internationally recognized character with children.  We feel our international partnership will help us scale to reaching 1.9 billion kids in simple and fun terms.

As I said: how did ISC2 choose Garfield as their official "spokescat" for the efforts to improve kids' cybersecurity? I love it!

Hi folks! Short hop to the chat room...

Aside from the sheer hiring problem, it's clear that the shortage of people will create a huge need for automation in security. David, do you think we will see a radical shift technologically that will help drive automation?  And/or do you think we will see a radical shift toward outsourcing and the use of managed security services, because of the shortage of internal skills?

...and what is (ISC)2 doing to help?

David mentioned something crucial to the "up all night" stress for IT security pros today: the lack of resources & personpower to fill the security roles & jobs. @David, what types of changes are needed to get more aggressive about finding and training people for security jobs?

Looking forward to this show today!

Hi.  This is David Shearer.  I'm looking forward to the chat portion of the session.

Looking forward to a lively conversation today! If you have questions or comments please post them any time before or during the show. The broadcast begins at 1 p.m. EDT.