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Skills Gap: A Major Cyber Risk Not to Be Ignored

Fortinet's Rob Rashotte on How to Address the Skills Shortage Head-on Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • July 12, 2024

Rob Rashotte, Vice President, Global Training & Technical Field Enablement, Fortinet

According to Fortinet's latest Global Skills Gap Report, 90% of organizations experiencing a breach in the past year can partially attribute the incident to a lack of cyber skills. Fortinet's Rob Rashotte offers insight on the report and tips for tackling the skills shortage and minimizing enterprise risk.

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, Rashotte discussed:

Key takeaways from the Global Skills Gap Report;
Today's most in-demand skills;
How to address the skills gap and minimize cyber risk.

Rashotte is the Vice President of the Fortinet Training Institute and Global Field Enablement at Fortinet. He has 20 years of experience developing training and education strategies for startups as well as complex global organizations. He also has 15 years of experience working with some of the most innovative, fast-paced companies in the cybersecurity field.