The Answer to the Cybersecurity Workforce Crisis Has Been Wearing a Uniform for Years

The United States is facing a cybersecurity workforce shortage measured not in thousands but in hundreds of thousands. According to CyberSeek, there are more than 500,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects information security analyst employment will grow by 32 percent through 2032, outpacing nearly every other occupation tracked. The median wage for information security analysts now sits at $124,910 annually, with senior roles regularly clearing $186,000. This is not a compensation problem. The pipeline is not producing trained professionals fast enough to meet demand, and the gap is . . .