IT SHOPS NEED TO IMPROVE the way they hire and retain information security professionals, as demand for the job is set to reach a fever pitch in the industry, according to Adam Winnington, director of technical services at Toronto-based Source 44 Consulting Inc. Speaking to the SC Congress Data Security Conference and Expo in Toronto, the security hiring guru said regulatory demands and industry veterans leaving for more lucrative auditing and risk management jobs has led to a shortage of security professionals throughout North American and Europe. He pointed to various U.S. and U.K.-based government reports, which call for the need for thousands of security people that have specialized skills to work in cyberspace.
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