{"id":9349,"date":"2019-04-25T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opsweb.wpengine.com\/?p=9349"},"modified":"2020-10-21T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T20:05:17","slug":"addressing-governments-cybersecurity-workforce-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/addressing-governments-cybersecurity-workforce-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing government\u2019s cybersecurity workforce shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How the Department of Health and Human Services is bringing in new cyber talent<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Janet Vogel is the acting chief information security officer at the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is one of 12 federal agencies participating in the <a href=\"http:\/\/cybertalentinitiative.org\/\">Cybersecurity Talent Initiative<\/a>, a first-of-its-kind public private partnership to recruit the nation\u2019s best minds to defend against global cyberattacks. Mastercard, Microsoft, Workday and the Partnership launched the program this month as a call to action for leading companies, federal agencies and higher education institutions to come together and help grow the talent pipeline of cybersecurity technologists to protect the nation and support our digital economy. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We recently spoke with\nVogel about the need for cyber talent at HHS and why her agency has decided to\nparticipate in the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership: <\/strong>How\ndo cybersecurity professionals contribute to the mission of the Department of\nHealth and Human Services?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vogel: <\/strong>Cybersecurity\nprofessionals at HHS play a big role in protecting the sensitive data of\nAmericans. We have a very big job, and we take it very seriously. HHS has a\nvery diverse set of data, and we need a very diverse and highly technical\ncybersecurity team to protect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From March 2018 to February 2019, HHS has blocked 253\nbillion attempts at the network perimeter. Over that time, we have addressed over\n9,000 threats that required our action. Attack attempts don\u2019t always turn into an\nincident, but any incident could turn into a breach or a big event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership: <\/strong>What\nis the state of the cybersecurity workforce across government and at HHS?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vogel: <\/strong>The cybersecurity\nworkforce in our department is somewhat reflective of the entire industry. We\ndo have shortages. We do need more people with cybersecurity skills. And there\nare cybersecurity vacancies across both the government and private sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity is becoming more and more sophisticated\nbecause the attacks are increasing in volume and complexity. It seems like\nevery day we learn about a new type of attack method or methodology, and we\nhave to be able to keep up with that and respond very quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At HHS, we also believe that every employee is part of the\ncybersecurity team and every employee needs to know about cybersecurity. We\nhave a very active education program. We put out training material, have work\ngroup sessions, and conduct education campaigns with a new theme each month to\ntry to get everybody aware of their role and what they need to watch for. Every\nemployee is a part of our cybersecurity workforce in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership: <\/strong>Why should today\u2019s cybersecurity students consider working for government?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vogel: <\/strong>Working in\nthe government is a very rewarding experience. This is an area where you can\nknow that you\u2019re making a difference every day. If you\u2019re a student or someone\nlooking to change careers, cybersecurity is a ripe area for anyone who likes a\nchallenge. You have to be good at solving puzzles and doing analysis. If you\nhave an analytical mind, cybersecurity is a great place for you. And you\u2019re\nneeded here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership: <\/strong>Why\ndid you want HHS to participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/cybertalentinitiative.org\/\">Cybersecurity Talent Initiative<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vogel: <\/strong>We want to\nbring in new, fresh eyes and people with current, contemporary skills. This initiative\nwill allow us to leverage a group that has grown up with technology, and feels\nit\u2019s just part of their nature. So that will give us a new advantage in the way\nwe look at cyber threats and try to get ahead of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is going to help us improve our cybersecurity\nposture, and produce employees with well-rounded cyber skills and practical hands-on\nexperience.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership:<\/strong> Why\ndo you think it is beneficial to have the public and private sectors working\ntogether in the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vogel: <\/strong>This partnership allows us to learn from one another. Cybersecurity is important to all of us and, working together, we will have a better defense against cyberattacks. This partnership helps strengthen our ability to protect privacy and health data that are held by both the private and public sectors. We want to ensure that both sectors are moving forward together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Department of Health and Human Services is bringing in new cyber talent Janet Vogel is the acting chief information security officer at the Department of Health and Human Services. 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