Covers career paths, job roles, salary expectations, and hiring trends across the cybersecurity industry. Posts help readers understand what employers look for and how to position themselves for roles ranging from analyst to CISO.
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A Six-Figure Salary With No Degree — and a $80K Debt With One I recently spoke with two cybersecurity analysts at the same company. One had an online computer security degree and $78,000 in student loans. The other had no degree, a handful of certifications, and a home lab built
The Hiring Manager Who Ignored Every Applicant's Diploma A few years ago, I sat in on a hiring panel for a mid-level SOC analyst position. The hiring manager tossed a stack of resumes on the table and said, "I don't care what school any of
700,000 Openings and Counting — Why Jobs in Computer Security Are Exploding The U.S. had roughly 700,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions in 2024, according to CyberSeek, a project supported by NIST and CompTIA. That number hasn't shrunk. If anything, the demand for jobs in computer security has
3.5 Million Openings and Nobody to Fill Them Cybersecurity Ventures projected 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions globally by 2025, and we're still feeling that gap heading into 2026. Meanwhile, the FBI's IC3 received a record $12.5 billion in reported cybercrime losses in 2023
In the last six months, 3,500 people completed our Free Cybersecurity Awareness Training. 221 told us the $1 certificate helped them land their first cybersecurity job. Here is what is happening and why employers care.
A Six-Figure Starting Salary Isn't the Exception Anymore I reviewed a job posting last week for a mid-level security analyst in Omaha — not San Francisco, not New York — offering $115,000 base salary plus a signing bonus. Five years ago, that role paid $78,000 in the same
The Hiring Manager Doesn't Care Where You Studied I've reviewed hundreds of resumes for security analyst and incident response roles over the years. Here's what surprises most people: an online computer security degree carries the same weight as one earned on a physical campus
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion — a 22% increase in losses over the previous year. That tidal wave of cybercrime isn't slowing down in 2025. It's accelerating. And every single
In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported over $16 billion in losses from cybercrime — a record. That staggering number is the single biggest reason computer security jobs pay what they do. Organizations are desperate for qualified defenders, and they're backing that desperation with serious
The Cybersecurity Talent Gap Is Real — But So Is the Debt In April 2025, CyberSeek reported roughly 470,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions across the United States. That number has barely budged in three years. Meanwhile, the average cost of a data breach hit $4.88 million in 2024 according to
