No talent in the U.S. according to McAfee
- IT TOPICS:Careers, Management, Security
When I read this story about McAfee wanting to buy up security technology companies, I thought about a company I know that is looking to be acquired. So I read the entire article first instead of forwarding it on to my colleages at that company.
Lo and behold, at the bottom of the article, Sridhar Jayanthi, head of the company's operations in India, is reported to have said these words, "There is a shortage in the US of security professionals and researchers, and in India the company found a large and trainable talent base."
I'm not buying it. There are plenty of educated, talented, and available security professionals and researchers in the United States. And if there were not, why would McAfee not want to train U.S. citizens? The truth is that McAfee found a large, cheap, hopefully trainable employment pool in India.
I don't want to outsource our security to India. Product development and customer support needs to remain in the United States. Just my two security cents for the day.
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