Anticipating the RSA Security Conference

Just a week to go before the biggest cybersecurity event of the year, the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco.  Building upon industry momentum and the dangerous threat landscape, I expect a record-breaking crowd from the Moscone Center to Union Square.

What will be the focus on this year’s event?  Well it should be the global cybersecurity skills shortage which continues to get worse each year.  According to ESG research, 46% of organizations claim that they have a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills, up for 28% last year (note: I am an ESG employee).  In my humble opinion, the cybersecurity skills shortage has become a national security issue demanding a more comprehensive strategy.  Here’s an article I recently wrote with more details on this topic. 

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