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Hackers’ path eased as 600,000 U.S. cybersecurity jobs sit empty

Nearly 600,000 cybersecurity jobs are unfilled in the U.S, including, 560,000 in the private sector. Meanwhile, phishing attempts have soared, and Russian hackers could soon be unleashed.

About one million people work in cybersecurity in the U.S., but there are nearly 600,000 unfilled positions, data from CyberSeek shows. Of those, 560,000 are in the private sector. In the last 12 months, job openings have increased 29%, more than double the rate of growth between 2018 and 2019, according to Gartner TalentNeuron. (Dreamstime/TNS)
About one million people work in cybersecurity in the U.S., but there are nearly 600,000 unfilled positions, data from CyberSeek shows. Of those, 560,000 are in the private sector. In the last 12 months, job openings have increased 29%, more than double the rate of growth between 2018 and 2019, according to Gartner TalentNeuron. (Dreamstime/TNS)Read moreDreamstime / MCT
    by Olivia Rockeman, Tribune News Service
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