The power of reports and software testing has been appreciated by criminals in their marketing strategy. There is a fairly large list of Ransomware-as-a-Service “companies” on the market that allow people – not having much of a clue about hacking attacks – to enter the world of cybercriminals and obtain financial benefits illegally. Criminal organizations that compete in the fight for customer attention invest in marketing. In this regard, they don’t differ from any other legally operating IT company.

This article won’t be another article acknowledging the huge cybersecurity skill gap. We are all aware that globally a few million specialists could easily get a job in that industry. Let’s focus on the obstacles and solutions allowing to facilitate the hiring process instead.

We often get questions about salaries in cybersecurity, and since they differ from company to company, it will be good to rely on publicly available information that will allow us to outline the issue from a broader perspective.