Is there a cybersecurity workforce crisis in state governments?

Case Scenario:A membership organization for state governmentofficials has asked your cybersecurity consulting firm to partner with it indeveloping a one-day workshop on workforce development needs for cybersecurityworkers. Your part in this endeavor is to provide the coordinating committeewith a position paper which discusses the question: “Is there a cybersecurityworkforce crisis in state governments? Your paper should be no more than 3pages in length and must address both sides of the question (“yes, there is acrisis” and “no, there is not a crisis”).Research:1. Read / Review the Week 5 readings.2. Research authoritative sources which support the“Yes” side of the question. Here are several sources to help you get started:a.  http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2015/5/11/hiring-cybersecurity-staff-is-hard-for-statesb.  http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/2014/1410TheCybersecurityWorkforce.pdfc. Comparing Private Sector and Government WorkerSalarieshttp://reason.org/news/show/public-sector-private-sector-salary  (This source argues both sides of thecompensation / education arguments.)3. Research authoritative sources which support the“No” side of the question. For example, states may have a shortage of workers overall.Or, the lack of competitive compensation claim may be inaccurate. Or, you mayfind that the shortage of cybersecurity workers is unrelated to the type ofemployer (that is, everyone is having problems finding qualified personnel).a. Budgetary Constraints (p. 3, Figure 1.4) http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/ta0210workshortage.pdfb. IT Workforce hiring issues: http://www.nascio.org/publications/documents/NASCIO_ITWorkforce_UnderPressure.pdfc. State vs Private Compensation (see “Conclusions”on p. 15) https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/-biggs-overpaid-or-underpaid-a-statebystate-ranking-of-public-employee-compensation_112536583046.pdfd. Global talent gap http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/239113-cybersecurity-talent-worse-than-a-skills-shortage-its-a4. Review the best practice recommendations fromthe NICE report. Select three to five best practices which state governmentscould benefit from implementing.  http://niccs.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Best%20Practices%20for%20Planning%20a%20Cybersecurity%20Workforce_062813_v4.2_FINAL_NICE%20branded_0.pdf5. Review alternative recommendations forattracting and retaining qualified talent (workers) to a state or region.Select 3 or more which you believe would be beneficial for state governmenthiring efforts for cybersecurity personnel.a.  About Good Neighbor Next Door (askyourself if this program or something similar should be extended tocybersecurity personnel) http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/reo/goodn/gnndabotb.  Attracting Big Talent to Small Cities http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=534358095c.  7 Ways to Attract and Retain Talent(without having to compete on salaries)http://www.oyginc.com/articles/attractarticle1/ d.  Government Needs to Rethink How They AttractIT Talent  http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-remaking-your-workforce.htmlWrite:Write a two to three pagesummary of your research. At a minimum, your summary must include thefollowing:1.  Anintroduction or overview of the cybersecurity workforce issues which impactState governments. This overview should address the political, economic,socio-cultural (included education), and technological factors which contributeto the perceived lack of qualified cybersecurity workers. This introductionshould be suitable for an executive audience.2.  Aseparate section which addresses three to five specific reasons why states havedifficulty hiring a sufficient number of trained and qualified cybersecurityworkers for positions in state agencies and offices. 3. A separate section which addresses three to fivespecific “non-cybersecurity” reasons why a workforceshortage affecting state governments may currently exist. You may also chooseto argue that the workforce shortage arises out of state budget problems ratherthan training and education or salary.4.  Arecommendations section which addresses three to five marketing or hiringactions which state governments could take to attract cybersecurity talent and reduceor alleviate a cybersecurity workforce shortage for trained and qualifiedcybersecurity personnel. These recommendations should include severalalternative practices which deemphasize salary.Your white paper should usestandard terms and definitions for cybersecurity and privacy. The followingsources are recommended:· NICCS Glossary http://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary · Guidelineson Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-144/SP800-144.pdf