Infosec Study: NICE Framework Adoption Drives 57% Increase in Cybersecurity Recruiting Satisfaction

MADISON, Wis. - March 24, 2021 - PRLog -- Infosec, the leading cybersecurity education provider, today released findings from its 2021 Cybersecurity Role & Career Path Clarity Study. The study surveyed over 370 cybersecurity leaders in the U.S. and Canada about resources used to structure cybersecurity job descriptions and development plans. It then compared responses to training investments, organizations' abilities to fill open cybersecurity roles and sentiments toward resources like the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) to provide insights on what drives cybersecurity talent management success.

The study found while resources used to guide job descriptions and employee development plans varied widely across all organization sizes and industries, adoption of tools like the NICE Framework had the largest influence on organizations' abilities to fill open cybersecurity roles. Overall the study found: 81% of organizations reported they were at least considering aligning cybersecurity job descriptions to the NICE FrameworkThat same cohort was 676% more likely to report very to extremely well-defined cybersecurity job roles and responsibilitiesAnd 57% more likely to report satisfaction with their ability to fill open cybersecurity roles than respondents at organizations with no intent to map job descriptions to NICE  The study found organizations with more than 10,000 employees were: 35% more likely to report well-defined job descriptions55% more likely to report having at least some clearly defined cybersecurity career paths46% more likely to have mature employee development programs with required training
"We are pleased to learn that the community finds value in adopting the NICE Framework to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cybersecurity talent management," said Rodney Petersen, Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).

"Cybersecurity job role and career path clarity remains a serious challenge for most organizations," said Koziol. "While larger organizations generally do better, plenty of opportunity for improvement exists to help practitioners better understand their job roles and career potential.

About the study
The 2021 Cybersecurity Role & Career Path Clarity Study surveyed over 370 IT and security team managers from U.S. and Canada-based organizations with at least 1,000 employees. Data was collected in late 2020 and analyzed in early 2021. Infosec solicited responses from its own database, as well as the database of Osterman Research, a leading cybersecurity market research and consulting firm, to diversify survey results.

About Infosec
Infosec is the leading cybersecurity education company helping IT and security professionals advance their careers and empowering employees to be cyber-safe at work and home. Its mission is to equip individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills and confidence to outsmart cybercrime.

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