Trends in ISACA’s Global State of Cybersecurity 2022 Report

ISACA's Jon Brandt Discusses Workforce Efforts, Resources and Cyber Operations

Anna Delaney (annamadeline) •
April 13, 2022    

This year's ISACA State of Cybersecurity report reveals trends related to both the cybersecurity workforce and the threat landscape, including issues around understaffing and retention. "The imbalance between supply and talent is unchanged," says Jon Brandt, director of professional practices and innovation at ISACA.

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The report shows that any positive effect that the global COVID-19 pandemic had on retention last year has worn off, and enterprises are now engaged in a battle to retain cybersecurity staff.

But there has been some improvement. The trend to require a university degree for entry-level cybersecurity positions is reversing. "In the 2020 report, we advocated people drop the university requirement for entry-level positions. I'm not saying it can't be listed as a favorable or a preferred credential, but don't make it as a requirement. Largely speaking, if you look at the data by geography this year, our readers obviously took that on board because the requirements went down," Brandt says.

In a video interview with Information Security Media Group, Brandt discusses:

• Key highlights from the ISACA State of Cybersecurity 2022 report;
• Strategies to better retain talent;
• Why today's threat landscape requires an agile approach to risk management.

Brandt leads emerging technology, information technology, information security, privacy and risk thought leadership initiatives relevant to ISACA's constituents. He serves ISACA departments as a subject matter expert on information security and spearheads innovative workforce readiness solutions and related performance assessments. Brandt is a U.S. Navy veteran with nearly 30 years of experience spanning multidisciplinary security, cyber operations and technical workforce development.

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