2. How to Attract and Retain Cyber Talent w/ Deidre Diamond

The cyber talent search feels like a global, dangerous game of Marco Polo. We’re all looking for each other, but nobody can find anyone. (And even if we do, it’ll only last 18 months or less.) In this episode, I interview Deidre Diamond, Founder and CEO of CyberSN, about attracting and retaining cyber talent during the talent shortage. What we talked about:

• How the fact that we are short 500K information security pros in the US impacts attracting and retaining them
• How career planning is the #1 way to retain talent
• Why job searching should be like using a dating app

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Deidre’s not for profit, Secure Diversity
• Get better at recruiting (CyberSN blog)
• KnowMore talent search

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