IT security professionals in demand in 2006

01.12.2005
Unprecedented demand for IT security professionals has employers fighting to retain talent.

This is particularly true for Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP), according to the latest market trends report from Ambition, an Australian recruitment firm.

In fact, certified IT workers are in such high demand that some employers have stopped including them in staff development programs fearing they will be better prepared to walk out the door, Ambition technology director Jane Bianchini said.

This demand, which has dominated 2005 recruiting, will continue in 2006.

Bianchini said organizations' use of data for competitive advantage has driven demand, along with compliance and governance.

"I think with the amount of information now being extracted from data, intellectual property (IP) is starting to become quite important. Organizations want to protect IP so there is more of an awareness of data protection," she said.