On Monday, March 13, a panel of experts convened by the Catalyst Fellowship Program came together to discuss the critical shortage of cybersecurity talent and its ramifications for organizations. Hosted by the fellows, the event aimed to explore the current state of the cyber talent gap and practical solutions that companies can implement to address the issue.
Panelists included:
- Rushmi Hasham, Director, CLIC Training Program, Accelerated Cybersecurity Training Program & CyberStart Canada, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Randy Purse, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Terry King, Industry Recruiter, Managing Partner, Release2
- Dr. Burcu Bulgurcu, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University (moderator)
- Dr. Jeff Schwartzentruber, Sr. Machine Learning Scientist, eSentire (moderator)