August 2020, Episode 2: Neurodiversity and the cyber skills gap

The cybersecurity industry faces a growing skills gap, with as many as 3.5m unfilled positions. And the problem is set to grow.

Could recruiting neurodiverse staff be part of the solution? Neurodiverse people, often have skills – including pattern matching and attention to detail – that lend themselves to cybersecurity roles.

Security Insights spoke to Gemma Moore, co-founder of consultancy Cyberis, and board member at CREST, about how this can work.