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According to a senior official, intelligence agencies want to look “beyond the limit” to bolster the recruitment of cyber talent.
“There are a lot of people with incredible skills across the country, who [are] really interested in taking up this job,” Adele Merritt, chief data officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said at a National Security and Intelligence Alliance event. Thursday. ” As we recruit for the future. . . I hear the word “us as opposed to them. “This is a challenge that affects us all, because we are all competing for the same resources.
Attracting and retaining technology skills within CI is a new challenge, but one that has gained more attention in recent years. Merritt said one way to expand the skill set is to “demystify” the CI paintings through interaction with students.
“Those of us who live within the ring road, we all know someone who is part of the community. So we’ve heard about it,” but that’s not the case for everyone, he said. It’s vital to explain the “basics” like recruitment portals and how to prepare a resume for a government assignment “because they only see it on TV. As a result, they don’t know the full scope of technical roles and opportunities offered to them.
And cybersecurity is only for computer science students, he said.
“When you think about phishing, which is a challenge we’ve faced for many years, there’s a strong mental component. Because other people are forced to click on those links. Sometimes they can’t do it themselves. And so not only do you need IT people sitting around the table looking to solve cybersecurity problems, we also want to bring other people from diverse backgrounds together,” Merritt said.
It’s a sentiment (much like the adoption of emerging technologies) that has been echoed by intelligence and defense officials. The National Security Agency is adopting a new painting dynamic, such as a day of flexible paintings, to recruit more than 2,500 painters. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has spearheaded hybrid remote work and built a wireless campus for its St. Louis headquarters. Louis, and Fleet Cyber Command has experimented with sending reservists, even those who don’t yet have clearance, to solve urgent cyberattacks.
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