New Tool Can Help Agencies Assess Cyber Skills

A new tool can help organizations like federal agencies to better recruit cybersecurity talent and assess the skills of current cyber staff.

The new CyberTalent Assessment Tool, developed by the SANS Institute, helps recruiters and HR professionals have a better understanding of cyber job candidates, particularly in verifying their technical knowledge and comparing that knowledge against other applicants. It also can help HR professionals evaluate current cybersecurity staff to identify training needs or career development planning. “This is a very challenging space for the information security sector, as everyone knows about the lack of professionals in the industry,” said Tom Carver, director of SANS CyberTalent. “We’ve become aware of how critical this is now getting, and we realized quickly that we are in a unique position to help organizations assess job applicants and their existing staff.”