{"id":5064,"date":"2025-09-18T01:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/?p=5064"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:27:21","slug":"cyber-secondments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/technology\/cyber-secondments\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we overlooking the benefits of secondments in cyber security recruitment?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber teams in Australia are under pressure. The \u2018To Do\u2019 list for cyber leaders is huge and the budget&#8230;not so huge.<\/p>\n<p>The threats are growing, the budgets aren\u2019t and leaders are being asked to do more with less.<\/p>\n<p>Hiring cheaper junior staff might seem like a quick fix, but without cyber experience, they can slow things down before they speed things up. So, what\u2019s another way to build capability?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secondments.<\/strong>\u00a0Bringing someone in from inside your organisation, someone who already knows how things work can be a fast, low-cost way to boost your cyber team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why secondments work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They\u2019re faster.<\/strong>\u00a0You skip a potentially long recruitment process and get someone who already understands your systems, culture, and ways of working.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They engage your people.<\/strong>\u00a0Cyber is a hot topic. Giving employees a chance to explore it builds interest, loyalty, and skills. Even someone from a non-tech background can add value,\u00a0think policy writing, training, or awareness campaigns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You get to test the fit.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a low-risk way to see if someone\u2019s right for the team and if the team\u2019s right for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They spread the word.<\/strong> When secondees return to their original teams, they take cyber knowledge with them. That helps reduce risk across the business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to watch out for<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They might leave.<\/strong>\u00a0Once they\u2019ve got cyber skills, they\u2019ll be in demand. But giving them a growth opportunity could make them want to stay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You\u2019ll leave a gap.<\/strong>\u00a0Taking someone from another team means that team goes without. Good planning and strong relationships make all the difference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s not always permanent.<\/strong>\u00a0Not every secondment leads to a hire. But the cost is low, and the potential payoff is high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Secondments aren\u2019t just a workaround they can be a smart strategy.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to discuss the cyber security talent market and get insights into current trends, opportunities, and resource strategies please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to <a href=\"mailto:chris.dalziel@hudson.com\">chris.dalziel@hudson.com<\/a>\u00a0to chat further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber teams in Australia are under pressure. The \u2018To Do\u2019 list for cyber leaders is huge and the budget&#8230;not so huge. The threats are growing, the budgets aren\u2019t and leaders are being asked to do more with less. Hiring cheaper junior staff might seem like a quick fix, but without cyber experience, they can slow&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5070,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5064\/revisions\/5070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/5067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}