The National Association of State Chief Information Officers, an organization for states’ chief information technology officials, found states are plagued by problems with hiring cybersecurity experts.
Why?
- “Nearly 92 percent of states said salary and pay grades presented a challenge in attracting and keeping employees.
- 86 percent of states said they’re having trouble recruiting people to fill vacant slots. Four years ago, only 55 percent of states reported having that problem.
- 46 percent of states said that it takes three to five months to fill senior positions.”