Data Overview Report

Rethink Your Reliance On Cybersecurity Certifications

What Changing Perceptions Of Value Means For Hiring And Developing Security Talent

October 24th, 2022
Jess Burn, Principal Analyst
Jess Burn Principal Analyst
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Kevin Earl
With contributors:
Joseph Blankenship , Scott Bartley , Zachary Dallas , Demi Starks

Hiring organizations place outsized emphasis on certifications as a requirement, and prohibitive preparation and maintenance costs act as a barrier to entry for early-career and diverse security talent. Maintaining certifications over time is also a source of dissatisfaction among experienced security pros. This report highlights trends from Forrester’s research into the sentiment around — and costs and value associated with — cybersecurity certifications. It guides security and tech leaders to look beyond the piece of paper and at the attributes and potential of the human behind (or without) it.

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