Cyber Security – a growing and much needed field

There are big changes in IT that will be affecting everyone. 3 big impacts coming that you should be aware of:

1. Multi-cloud enablement – Covid has significantly impaired supply chains – making businesses move toward running multiple clouds for redundancy and business continuance.
2. Cost savings in digitizing processes via AI/ML with data analytics enablement
3. Cyber Threats – require big defense. Companies are doubling down on protecting their organization on cyber attacks and ransomware.

I had the pleasure to speak at Ryerson’s Accelerated Cybersecurity Training Program this week.

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I got a lot of great questions and it was great to speak to those about to enter into the Cybersecurity space. I was asked about data protection in the a new IT landscape with multi-cloud and open to cyber threats daily. I also had the chance to talk about AI and how I see it evolve into supplementing a human to create more value. It was extremely interesting to see the questions from the session.

If you have not heard of this program and in Canada feel free to take a look at www.cybersecurecatalyst.ca . Not only do they train you, but they help you place a job in IT, by partnering with large organizations. Based on the questions and knowledge I’ve seen from the students, I truly believe this is a great program if you’re interested in getting into a Cyber Security field.

Look through your local universities, colleges, etc as they offer a lot of graduate IT sessions that help educate you, as well as work with local organizations to get you a job after. In fact, others schools in Ontario, such as Humber College also offer oversea programs if you are planning to move to Canada. Check out: https://newtocanada.humber.ca and click on Bridging Programs.

Hope our brothers and sister are staying safe in this difficult time,

Rick@ITJob.coach