5 Cybersecurity Career Pathways That HR Managers Should Recognize

Recruiting for cybersecurity roles should take into account not just formal degrees but other pathways, too, according to Gordon Pelosse, SVP, employer engagement at CompTIA. He lists five ways candidates can acquire skills: higher education alternatives such as associate degrees, vocational training and certifications, self-directed learning, intensive boot camps and short courses, and prior work experience in system administration, network engineering or infrastructure roles.