Retaining Cybersecurity Employees

A March 12 report from Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and FourOne Insights indicates that “skills-based talent practices, such as mentorship programs, personalized learning and skills-informed workplace planning, can lead to more than $125,000 in ROI per cybersecurity employee hired. Further, mentorship and personalized learning can particularly benefit employers by increasing retention up to 18%, per the research – of note considering high demand for cybersecurity professionals. Despite these benefits, it was found that “no top-performing practice is used by more than 55% of organizations,” according to WiCyS, meaning that employers have significant opportunity for talent investment. The research, which focused on the cybersecurity field, highlights what other studies have said: L&D is key to both retention and fixing skill gaps.