5 Cybersecurity Career Pathways That HR Managers Should Recognize

Gordon Pelosse, SVP at CompTIA, outlines five pathways for finding cybersecurity talent: higher education alternatives like associate degrees, vocational training and certifications, self-directed learning, boot camps and short courses, and leveraging work experience in regions like system administration or network engineering. He stresses the need to value diverse skills-acquisition paths rather than relying on formal degree requirements alone, which can tap into a rich talent pool for the ever-growing demand of cybersecurity professionals.