8CIOReview | | JUNE 2022Cybersecurity leadership pro-fessionals have experienced two very different sides of the growth and demand in securi-ty jobs. On one side, we've benefited from increasing salaries. According to a Salary.com study, the mean sal-ary + bonus for a CISO in 2021 was $277K, while Fortune 500 CISOs in large cities made between $500K and $1MM. That's the positive side of the cybersecurity job market ­ leaders are well paid. The other side is the challenges we face in recruiting and retaining top talent. Let's take a look at what has led to difficulties finding new talent to join our teams and some ways to retain that talent.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 31 percent growth in security analyst positions between 2019 and 2029 compared to an overall 4 percent growth rate for all occupations combined. The US Commerce Department estimated 500 unfilled cybersecurity positions in the US in August 2021 while ISC(2) estimated we'll see 1.8 million unfilled positions globally in 2022. Consider the impact of "The Great Resignation" in 2021, which saw many workers change jobs as the demand for a more flexible work arrangement (predominantly workers demanded going full-time remote) became a key retention (and recruiting) criteria. While those numbers represent great opportunities for security professionals, it's simultaneously a major challenge for leadership to build and maintain teams. There simply aren't enough people to fill the open jobs. What can we do to recruit and retain the talent we need to successfully operate our cybersecurity programs?Let's face it, attrition hurts. Occasionally it turns out beneficial when under-performers move on but losing team members means we need to spend time recruiting, onboarding and training new ones ­ all of which are part of the leadership role but certainly take us away from executing our core cybersecurity missions.It's a complex problem to solve and there's no silver bullet. Nonetheless, let's look at some tactics that can put us in the driver's seat. Gatekeeper or cheerleader? Do you sell your company or program By Brian McGowan, CISM, VP Global Security & Privacy, SharkNinjaRECRUITING AND RETAINING TOP TALENT IN A ZERO-PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT MARKETIN MY OPINION
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