with innovative technology ,’ is the most effective defense . Top level cybersecurity professionals are essential to FireEye ’ s business model , making the process of attracting and retaining the best possible talent a critical objective for the company . “ There are 3.5mn open positions in the cybersecurity world today . That ’ s an absolute dearth of talent and everyone ’ s scrambling for it ,” Carmichael says . “ There are a lot of experts in the cybersecurity world who would love to come and work at places like FireEye , but that doesn ’ t change the fact that we ’ re constantly working to figure out how to educate our people and how to partner better with universities that have curriculums focused on cybersecurity , so we can get new blood and a new generation of graduates coming out into this field , who are prepared to walk into a job on day one .”
One way in which FireEye is helping its clients compensate for a shortage of cybersecurity talent is its new Expertise On Demand service . Given that “ insufficient and under-skilled staff increases team workload , leading to burnout and attrition as well as increased business risk ,” according to the company , Expertise On Demand
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