For CISOs & Security Teams

To assess security team capability, begin with the responsibilities your team needs to fulfill. Identify the relevant tasks and skills, then review evidence against consistent criteria. Include recent work, assessment results, and relevant learning or credentials where they help explain capability. Record what the evidence shows and what needs further investigation. Explore Cyber Skills Readiness for the assessment route and Cyber Workforce Intelligence for wider planning context. Agree how your team will review the findings.

Yes. QuickStart connects development and hiring with a defined capability need. SkillsIQ supports learning paths, upskilling, and reskilling. HiringIQ supports talent decisions using role requirements and skills evidence. AdaptIQ provides shared intelligence and planning context. You can develop existing employees while hiring for another responsibility. Explore the product pages, then select Talk to Us to discuss requirements and current access.

Capability assessment helps leaders identify where security responsibilities need stronger skills coverage. NIST's Cybersecurity Framework includes clear responsibilities and relevant training as part of managing cybersecurity risk. Agree the workforce change, the security objective it supports, and the evidence you will review. Use that evidence to judge progress. QuickStart supports the workforce decision; your organization evaluates its effect on risk.

Start with one security priority and the work it requires. If the capability gap needs clarification, explore Cyber Skills Readiness and Skills Gap Analysis. If the question concerns wider workforce needs, explore Cyber Workforce Intelligence or Plan Your Cyber Workforce. If you already know the requirement, follow the development or hiring route. Select Assess Your Cyber Workforce to continue to AdaptIQ, or Talk to Us to discuss the appropriate starting point, current scope, and access.

To build a security team, define the responsibilities your security program needs to cover and review the capability available to perform them. Address gaps through focused development or hiring, with clear ownership for the work. Give employees relevant learning paths and opportunities to develop toward future responsibilities. Revisit the plan as requirements change. QuickStart helps you explore these workforce choices across AdaptIQ, SkillsIQ, and HiringIQ. Review team performance alongside capability evidence to judge whether your response is working.

Security leaders define the capability needed to perform security work and the evidence relevant to that requirement. HR and talent acquisition bring their expertise in recruiting, employee development, and the hiring process. Shared criteria help both teams discuss the same workforce need. Use this CISO page to frame the security priority, then involve HR in the appropriate development or talent conversation. The HR and Talent Acquisition page provides its own perspective, while HiringIQ explains the employer hiring route.