Cybersecurity Workers Needed

Qualified workers needed for talent pipeline. 

 Hackers' Path Eased as 600,000 U.S. Cybersecurity Jobs Sit Empty

Bloomberg, Olivia Rockeman, March 30, 2022   in Boomberg

Cybersecurity jobs search platform CyberSeek estimates roughly 600,000 vacant U.S. cybersecurity positions, including 560,000 private-sector jobs. The pandemic compounded a shortfall of cybersecurity professionals, while phishing and ransomware attacks escalated due to many employees using their home networks and computers. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management's Stuart Madnick cites a lack of qualified cybersecurity workers, while Bryan Palma at cybersecurity company Trellix said nations like Russia and China host better talent pipelines at the government level of people trained in cybersecurity. Max Shuftan at the SANS Institute cybersecurity training organization said the worker shortage especially impacts smaller organizations like civilian public agencies, most of which cannot match private companies' pay. As a result, Shuftan warned, "They're probably not going have the staff and that makes them more vulnerable to attacks."

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China Bid for Chip Supremacy

Nice overview of the current  state of silicon chip development and manufacture worldwide. Emphasizing companies currently involved and current moves likely.   Implications for the delivery of advanced technologies worldwide.  The influence of the complexities of supply chains and the recent pandemic. 

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Inside China's Accelerating Bid for Chip Supremacy

Right now the world is dependent on Taiwan for silicon semiconductors called chips, which give devices like iPhones their functionality. This reliance has the U.S. and China both racing for technological independence. (Video by Robin Fall) (Source: Bloomberg)

June 3, 2021