DataBunny Tech News Podcast · Christopher Leveston

Shortage of Cyber Talent

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CyberSeek counted 755,743 cybersecurity job postings while only 68 workers existed for every 100 openings.

1. DataBunny Tech News Podcast episode “Shortage of Cyber Talent” examines cybersecurity hiring during technology layoffs. 2. Chris, the DataBunny host, interprets CNBC reporting and adds personal experience from IT and cybersecurity career transitions. 3. The episode asks how workers can enter cybersecurity when companies are cutting technology jobs but employers still report talent shortages. 4. Chris cites 755,743 online cybersecurity job postings recorded in December by CyberSeek. 5. CyberSeek’s research was created with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, CompTIA, and Lightcast. 6. The cited supply-demand ratio was 68 cybersecurity workers for every 100 job openings. 7. The research estimated that nearly 530,000 additional cybersecurity workers were needed in the United States. 8. Chris says the total employed cybersecurity workforce was estimated at 1.1 million. 9. The episode contrasts the cybersecurity postings with technology layoffs at large companies and venture-backed startups. 10. Chris identifies computer science, information technology, software development, and business management as related college majors. 11. Chris says employers should ask what candidates learned during their degrees rather than focus only on the major title. 12. Chris describes networking with professors, attending meetups, and building relationships as part of his own job search. 13. Chris credits a Network+ professor with helping him obtain his first IT position at a high school. 14. Chris recounts earning A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft Azure, and AWS certifications while working. 15. Chris links networking fundamentals to Wireshark, ports, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, cloud architecture, subnetting, gateways, and routing. 16. Chris names cybersecurity analyst, cybersecurity technician specialist, and cybercrime analyst as common entry-level roles. 17. The episode uses a solo commentary format that reads CNBC material and then shifts into Chris’s personal examples and advice. 18. Chris speaks informally, repeating points about certifications, networking, fundamentals, and choosing an IT path based on interest. 19. Cybersecurity students, IT workers, and cloud-career changers may find the certification guidance useful. 20. Listeners seeking detailed employer interviews or advanced cybersecurity operations may skip this episode.

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A grounded career nudge from tech layoffs toward cybersecurity opportunity.

Chris reframes the tech-layoff discussion around cybersecurity, pointing to a field presented here as both understaffed and well paid. The episode is most useful when it turns that opening into practical advice: build core IT skills, pursue online certifications, communicate…

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You can hear Chris turn layoff anxiety into a practical cyber-security detour, with certifications, mentorship, networking, and cloud curiosity as the map.

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