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CIO
OPINION
“
ONE KEY FACTOR
IN RETAINING
CYBERSECURITY
EMPLOYEES IS
THE TYPE OF
WORK THEY ARE
ENGAGED IN.
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workforce who have been brought up on
video and computer games.
Gamers quickly learn to continually look
for clues, tools and weapons in their quest
for success. And they develop persistence,
endurance, observation and logic. This is
supported by the survey, which suggests that
gamers have many of the core skills that
cybersecurity threat hunters of the future will
need. 78% of respondents say the current
generation entering the workforce - who
have been raised playing video games - are
stronger candidates for cybersecurity roles
than traditional hires.
Just as taxes and death are often said
to be the only two certainties in life, a
growing cybersecurity threat landscape
and a skills shortage are ever-present
challenges for IT organisations. There
is cause for optimism, however. Most
organisations have plenty of room for
improvement in tackling these challenges.
In short, there are ways to fight back:
concerted efforts to increase job
satisfaction, automation in the security
operations centre (SOC) and gamification
in the workplace are key to beating
cybercriminals at their own game. n
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