NCSF Research

A portfolio of briefings and reports that explain the critical shortage of expert Cyber Stars and pathways for meeting the challenge.

A cooperative research and action organization dedicated to eliminating America’s critical shortage of cybersecurity talent within seven years.

 

The Cyber Talent CIO Forum

CIOs of FedEx, Mastercard, General Dynamics IT, Harman and Raytheon Technologies sharing what works.

Listen to technology, business and cybersecurity leaders rising to the Cyber Talent Institute's 25x25 Challenge to discover and train a diverse new generation of 25,000 cyber stars by the year 2025. The inaugural CIO Forum was hosted on July the 21st, 2021.

Aired July 21, 2021

Moderator: Maryfran Johnson | Executive Director, CXO Programs, Cyber Talent Institute


Catch up on the 2021 forum sessions to learn:

  • How CIOs are taking on the diversity challenge in cyber talent - and discovering new approaches.

  • How organizations are changing the way young people think about jobs and careers in cybersecurity.

  • How innovative ideas and programs can help recruit entry-level talent

  • How large organizations recruit and retain the best cyber talent

  • How young people themselves view the cybersecurity profession

Hear what's working today in hiring high-potential, entry-level tech and cyber talent from enterprise CIOs and digital leaders from FedEx, General Dynamics IT, Harman International, Mastercard and more.

 

The NCSF Research Center is a nonprofit organization working to:

  • Provide a knowledge base that includes current thought leadership, educational content, and curated learning to support employers seeking world-class cyber talent.

  • Provide employers and management with new tools to optimize recruiting, hiring, development, and retention of cyber talent.

  • Provide employers with tens of thousands of technically skilled and capable high school and college graduates fully prepared to make a substantive contribution to improving security at their eventual place of employment.

  • Ensure those talented employees represent the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of our nation's population.

  • Enable employers to recruit the most technically qualified cybersecurity candidates, build supportive work environments for cybersecurity professionals, continuously assess and upskill technical employees in mission-critical cybersecurity positions, and retain top cyber talent.

  • Enable and encourage employers to upgrade the technical skills of employees currently holding cybersecurity positions.