skill development

How the cloud skills gap is hindering business development
Cloudreach released data highlighting the latest cloud technology trends, underscoring the impact the cloud skills gap is having on businesses. More than 70% of surveyed IT …

Data literacy to lead global workplaces by 2030
21% of employees believe their employer is preparing them for a more data-oriented and automated workplace, according to a research from Qlik. This is despite most business …

Realizing the importance of data literacy
Tableau published a Forrester Consulting research exploring the role data skills play in driving business outcomes. The study found that despite increasing demand for data …

How fast can organizations respond to a cybersecurity crisis?
Immersive Labs launched an analysis of human cyber capabilities. The report analyzed cyber knowledge, skills and judgment from over half a million exercises and simulations …

Adapting higher education to address the cybersecurity skills shortage
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Jason R.C. Nurse, Associate Professor in Cyber Security in the School of Computing and the Institute of Cyber Security for Society …

Big salaries alone are not enough to hire good cybersecurity talent: What else can companies do?
Amid the severe and ongoing cyber skills shortages, both cybersecurity firms and in-house IT and cybersecurity departments are struggling to hire enough talented and qualified …

Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap with higher education
Although the field of cybersecurity has expanded exponentially over the past decade, the fact that the workforce in the field has not increased adequately has now become …

Key trends driving the workforce transformation in 2022
Work is having its moment. The transformation of the global workforce accelerated in 2021, driven by the continued impact of the pandemic and strains on businesses amid record …

Gaps in IT staff skills causing stress and decreased productivity
76 percent of IT decision makers worldwide are facing critical skills gaps in their departments – a 145 percent increase since 2016, according to a Skillsoft report based on …

The latest trends in online cybersecurity learning and training
In this interview with Help Net Security, Mike Hendrickson, VP of Technology & Developer Solutions at educational technology company Skillsoft, talks about the trends in …

What is wrong with developer security training?
“Turn a developer into a hacker” is a commonly heard call. There are many online courses and trainings that ostensibly teach developers how to write code that’s …

The fast-expanding world of online proctoring: What cybersecurity industry leaders must know
The blistering post-pandemic pace of digital transformation has put the urgent demand for cybersecurity professionals in the spotlight. Simultaneously, more testing taking …
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