5 Cybersecurity Career Pathways That HR Managers Should Recognize

Gordon Pelosse, Senior Vice President at CompTIA, lists five approaches to recruiting cybersecurity professionals: higher education alternatives like associate degrees, vocational training and certifications, self-directed learning, boot camps and short courses, and work experience. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing candidates’ skills rather than focusing solely on their college degree, endorsing non-traditional education methods and acknowledging the value of transferable skills in system administration or network engineering roles.