Threat Source newsletter (April 7, 2022) — More money for cybersecurity still doesn't solve the skills gap problem
Summary: President Joe Biden's proposed budget would raise the federal IT budget by 11 percent, including $10.9 billion for cybersecurity, though the newsletter notes a president's proposed budget rarely passes as-is. An ISSA study released the previous summer found the cybersecurity skills gap worsened for the fifth year in a row in 2021, with respondents citing heavier workload, unfilled positions and worker burnout as the three main contributors.
What you should know: The money may fill empty seats, but the newsletter is explicit that it cannot solve burnout and heavy workloads overnight, and that a zero-trust framework is only as effective as the trained people implementing and overseeing it.
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