Published on April 28th, 2022 📆 | 3849 Views ⚑
0Space Force Will Pay Big for Your Cybersecurity Skills
The U.S. Air Force and Space Force are willing to pay significant bonuses to attract cybersecurity talent, in yet another sign of widespread demand for technologists who can defend tech stacks against internal and external threats.
According to the Air Forceās recruiting service, the enlistment bonuses for cybersecurity skillsĀ can top $20,000. Itās the same number for those who want to join Space Force as a āguardian.āĀ
āAs we roll up our sleeves in the battle for talent, weāve got to remain competitive as we go after our next generation of Airmen,ā Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, wrote in a statement. āWhile weāve got an unmatched value proposition we also have a record-high level of competition for Americaās best and brightest.ā
The U.S. military isnāt the only organization desperately seeking cybersecurity talent.Ā A recent reportĀ by Cobalt suggests thereās a growing shortage of talent within cybersecurity teams everywhere; some 45 percent of respondents to its survey indicated their departments are facing an employee shortage, while 11 percent expected a shortage to develop in the near-term. The āGreat Resignationā is alsoĀ compelling many cybersecurity experts to walk out the doorĀ in search of a better offer; some 84 percent of Cobaltās respondents said that someone on their team had quit within the past six months.
An analysis byĀ Cyber Seek, a job-tracking database developed by the Department of Commerce and CompTIA, noted more than 597,000 open cybersecurity positions across the U.S. (with 38,600 open across federal, state and local government agencies). āOver the last year or so itās become clear that this is a sellerās market. The Great Resignation has exacerbated the already short supply of practitioners, and quality of life issues such as remote work and limited travel have been elevated in importance,ā Mike Hamilton, a former CISO for the City of Seattle who is now the founder and CISO at security firm Critical Insight, told Dice.Ā
For cybersecurity specialists who would like a salary bump or better benefits,Ā itās potentially a good time to take interviews and explore offers. Federal agencies and the U.S. military are putting significant money and benefits on the tableābut private industry has deep pockets, as well.Ā
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