Federal government grapples with cybersecurity staff shortage

Source:InfoSecurity

The US federal government is facing a severe shortage of cybersecurity staff, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts.

The Department of Homeland Security is so desperate that it is hiring cybersecurity staff away from other agencies, Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, told journalists at an Oct. 21 National Press Club event in Washington, DC, hosted by Deloitte.