Richard Driggers, a cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security, said the challenge facing the U.S. government when it comes to hiring cybersecurity professionals is a “national security issue,†The Hill reported Tuesday.
“We have a major deficit across the nation with regards to our cybersecurity workforce, and we need to figure out how we can build and sustain a cybersecurity workforce as a national asset for America,†he said Tuesday at CyberCon event.
Driggers, who serves as deputy assistant director for cybersecurity at DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said he believes having a “steady stream of qualified cybersecurity professionals†is a “national imperative†amid evolving cyber threats.