5 Cybersecurity Career Pathways That HR Managers Should Recognize

Gordon Pelosse, senior vice president of employer engagement at CompTIA, outlines five pathways to recruit cybersecurity professionals: earning an associate degree, obtaining vocational training and certifications, self-taught learning and experience, attending boot camps and short courses, and having work experience in system administration, network engineering or infrastructure roles. Recognizing transferable skills or nontraditional education can help hiring managers tap into a large pool of cybersecurity talent.