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MSSP Alert Live: Overcoming Cybersecurity Workforce Issues

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MSSPs and MSPs must continuously address talent attraction, retention and development issues.

With that reality in mind, MSSP Alert Live, Oct. 14-16 in Austin, Texas, will be an opportunity to hear from Dr. Mike Saylor, CEO of Blackswan Cybersecurity, who will present “Addressing the Cybersecurity Workforce Deficiency: A Strategy and Call to Action.”

[Register here to attend MSSP Alert Live. Explore the full agenda here.]

“I will be presenting the results of a 12-month qualitative research study on the cybersecurity workforce deficiency problem (2023-2024),” Saylor said. “The study’s results highlight the need develop a more encompassing cybersecurity workforce ecosystem based on standards that align with and map into all of the following stakeholder objectives: industry workforce expectations, higher education degree programs, industry certifications, internships, and professional career planning and pathways.”

In this session you will:

  • Gain a better understanding of what influences the cybersecurity workforce problem
  • Explore the need for cybersecurity workforce standardization
  • Learn more about the roles of cybersecurity ecosystem stakeholders and their responsibility in addressing the workforce problem

    • More Workforce Wisdom

    Hiring and keeping top notch employees is key for service provider companies. Channel research firm Canalys poled MSPs about the biggest external challenges to their businesses, and talent acquisition and rose to the top of the list — above evolving cybersecurity threats.

    For more on the workforce subject. Saylor will join panelists for another session on Oct. 15, led by cyber thought leader Michael Crean, where you will:

    • Hear from an MSSP and MSP who have spent considerable time and effort on optimizing talent acquisition
    • Learn how to improve retention
    • Explore how to get the most out of your workforce
      • Jim Masters

      Jim Masters is Managing Editor of MSSP Alert, and holds a B.A. degree in Journalism from Northern Illinois University. His career has spanned governmental and investigative reporting for daily newspapers in the Northwest Indiana Region and 16 years in a global internal communications role for a Fortune 500 professional services company. Additionally, he is co-owner of the Lake County Corn Dogs minor league baseball franchise, located in Crown Point, Indiana. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and recording his own music, oil painting, biking, volleyball, golf and cheering on the Corn Dogs.

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