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CyberSeek

Lightcast

A platform presenting actionable data on the talent shortfall within the Cybersecurity industry, visualised through maps and career pathways

Challenge

  • Cybersecurity workers protect the most important and private information, from bank accounts to sensitive military communications.

    However, there is a dangerous shortage of cybersecurity workers in the United States – out of 128,000 Information Security Analyst openings, only 88,000 are filled. This serious talent shortfall – around 40,000 workers – puts digital privacy and infrastructure at risk. Lightcast challenged infogr8 to find a way of using data to help close these cybersecurity talent gaps.

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Solution

  • infogr8 partnered with CompTIA and Lightcast to design and develop an interactive experience that brings clarity to the US cybersecurity job market.

    We created two core tools:

    • Interactive supply & demand map
      A nationwide view of cybersecurity job demand, workforce size, and supply-demand ratios by state and metro area. Users can explore key metrics including job postings, workforce availability, and location quotient — all surfaced through an interactive map and dashboard.

    • Cybersecurity career pathway explorer
      A dynamic tool that maps key cybersecurity roles from entry-level to advanced. Each role is visualised as a bubble, revealing salary insights, job openings, required skills, and typical career transitions.

    Together, the tools help jobseekers, educators, and policymakers navigate a complex landscape with data-led clarity.

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Results

Client testimonial:
"We wanted to draw attention to an important but unresolved topic for our partners – the cybsersecurity skills gap. We had a large amount of data that needed to be presented, and we needed to do it in a way that was engaging to our core audiences of job seekers, employers and educators. infogr8 were professionals from the start, designing and building beautiful interactive tools in an accessible microsite that has received rave reviews from multiple audiences. Their clear, structured process ensured the project stayed on track and their user centred approach meant there was opportunity to test prototypes of the tool and optimise before being implemented - as an exploratory project this was important to us. Cyberseek was an ambitious project, but infogr8 took it on with gusto. We and our partners are delighted with the end result and we have already started setting plans for upcoming projects."

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