Ken Hurley

Cybersecurity expertise is scarce, and organizations need help to fill open positions. A significant issue is that HR teams and recruiting managers frequently apply obsolete hiring restrictions to modern cybersecurity roles. Typically, careers in cybersecurity require a bachelor's degree, multiple certifications, and years of experience in various security disciplines. While these qualifications are required for some positions in cybersecurity, attaining them is laborious and difficult for many candidates. Instead of seeking candidates with specific degrees or certifications, companies should consider less-experienced workers who have the potential to become security experts. They will then be able to recruit and employ top cybersecurity professionals who may have yet to be considered during traditional searches. Instead of focusing predominantly on recruiting experts, organizations should develop skills internally. Thus, new graduates, veterans, individuals transitioning from oth...

Talented HR managers are essential for successful businesses in the contemporary era of the developing digital economy. To achieve this goal, businesses need to exert tight supervision over all managerial functions, make adequate preparations for the improvement of their employees' business skills, and boost productivity across the board. Human resource management is evolving quickly to accommodate a global freelance workforce that prefers digital and virtual modes of engagement to in-person meetings. In this setting, automation and analytics are rapidly becoming the standard. HR managers need to be familiar with the methods of working in the digital economy with the rise of digital firms offering freelance jobs and contractual employment, such as Uber, AirBnB, Task Rabbit, and Upwork. Some companies may still occasionally hold meetings in which workers physically interact, but these methods pale in comparison to working from home or via video chat. The HR division can boost outpu...