ISACA just issued its 2019 State of Cybersecurity report, and it reveals why cybersecurity professionals are leaving their current roles.
The ISACA report found the following reasons IT security pros change companies.
With money clearly the dominant reason InfoSec professionals leave a company, ISACA Board Director Gregory J. Touhill says CISOs and business leaders need to double check what's happening within their organization:
"When you consider the 'value at risk' protected by the cybersecurity professional, there is a good case to be made that, in many organizations, the cybersecurity staff is not receiving proper or competitive compensation."
However, Touhill also says leadership should consider the top 3 list above as a package deal.
"For cybersecurity professionals, compensation is more than just making money. It is about being valued. It means seeing the organization demonstrate its commitment to its workforce (and its clients) by investing in the right technology and ensuring that its staff receive continuing professional education paid for by the organization.
It means assigning leaders who understand and appreciate technology’s role in driving business success and sharing the rewards equitably.
The best organizations that I served in made sure staff training was in the budget and that every member of the team knew what we, as an organization, were investing in them. In fact, I received my CISM certification through ISACA thanks to a commitment from my organization. Leadership matters when it comes to retention."
The ISACA 2019 State of Cybersecurity results show a lack of professional development is the second most significant reason that cybersecurity professionals leave an organization.
And without a big travel budget for ongoing training and development opportunities, you may feel stuck.
That's exactly why SecureWorld has been "connecting, informing, and developing leaders in cybersecurity" at regional cybersecurity conferences and courses for 18 years now.
Here are some options we offer for you and your team:
So we know that professional development can help with employee retention.
But what is the point of doing this through collaboration at a cybersecurity conference like SecureWorld?
Jimmy Sanders, who is Vice President of Information Security at Netflix DVD and President of ISSA Bay Area, puts it like this:
"Our goal as cybersecurity practitioners is that we’re trying to not only make our companies more secure but the security environment better. I’m involved with SecureWorld because I love organizations that are working with the community and trying to improve cybersecurity as a whole."
Perhaps you or your team will join this movement to help better secure the continent, one organization at a time.