Illinois IT officials warn of near-constant cybersecurity attacks – Center Square

Acting Secretary at the Department of Innovation Technology Jennifer Ricker said their biggest challenge at the time is finding qualified workers to fill their open positions. “The whole cycle for hiring an individual is really challenging for us. We typically have been sitting at about 25% vacancy rate of our staff.”
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Locke
4 years ago

Plenty of talent out there, just get your heads out of your collective bargaining mindsets. Pay for talent in this space, or pay the ransom.

Platinum Goose
4 years ago
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This is the type of work that should be outsourced to a reputable IT company. Political hiring is not going to find you enough qualified people.

Locke
4 years ago
Reply to  Platinum Goose

Wholly agreed. A Unionista will not be up to snuff in the Security space.

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