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The Difficult Truth About the Great Cyber
Talent Gap
It’s worse than you think, but not as bad as you’re told.
By Rafal Los, head of services strategy & GTM at ExtraHop
You’re probably hearing that there are several million – that’s right, several million – more security jobs
open than there are people to staff those jobs. And the problem is getting worse every year.
But, as you can guess, attention-grabbing headlines belie the truth of the matter. Let me dissect the
situation as I see it, having worked in this industry since before we had a name for it… at least 25 years
now.
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