Will The Security Industry Face A Significant Skill Gap As Current Professionals Retire? I Say No

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John Honovich
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVM

I saw a LinkedIn post that mentioned this. I significantly disagree. I also suspect many will disagree with me so here goes.

A lot of the people who are going to retire have skills and mindset of a different era. The industry was radically different in the 1970s or 1980s - both in terms of the tech (mostly light construction) and the process (mostly buddy-buddy). A lot of these guys are stuck in those ways and while some will surely be missed, overall, it is better for a new generation to replace it.

*****? ********?

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Sep 04, 2019

** ***** **** ****** ***** ******** (except *************, * *****) ** ******* about *** **** **********. ***** ***'* be ****** ***********, ***** ***'* ** enough *********, ***** ***'* ** ****** plumbers, ***.

*'* ********* **** ******* ***** **********-******* industries ******* ** **** ** ** have ********, ** **** ****** ** easy ** *** ****. *** ***'* learn ** ***** ***** ******* ** your ********.

*** ******** **** ******** ******, *** if *****'* * ****** ***, ** would ******** ****** ******** *************. **** might *** **** *** **** ** learn *** ** **** * ***** properly ** ******* ****** ********.

** ** ****** **** **: ********-****, the ********* ** ***** ** *** smarter; ********-****, ** ***** ** ********.

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Undisclosed #6
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

*** ***'* ***** ** ***** ***** sitting ** **** ********.

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Clint Hays
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #6

** *** ***** **** ***** ******* on * ****** **** *** *** getting ***** **** ********** *** ********!

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Michael Miller
•Sep 04, 2019

* ***** ** ** ***** ** get ****** ** **** **********/********** ***** sets *** **** ********/****** *******/*** ******* is ******* ******.

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Undisclosed #2
•Sep 04, 2019

***'** **** **, ****. * **** a *** **** ** **** ***** to *** ******* *********** ******* ************ and ********* *******, *** * ******* separation ** ***** *****.

*** ***** *******, ***** *** **** hardware, ******** ************ *********... ***** **** absolutely **** * *** ** *** security **** ** *** ***** **** retire. ***** *** ** **** ******* of * *********** **** ******* ** fabricated ****** ***** **** *** *** kids **** ** ***** ** ***** own, ******* *** *** ***. ****'* nothing *** **** *** *****.

* *** **** *** **** *********** leaning ** **** ******** *********. **** at *** **** ** ***** *********** next *** *** ****. **** ***** the *****.

** *** ********* ****, *** ********** that ********* ** **** ** *********. Old **** ***** ***** ******* **** analog ******* *** ********* *****. ***, we *** ****** ** * ***** ripe **** ***** *********, **** ********* secure *******, ********** *****, ***** *****, edge *******, *** ****** ******.

*** *** ******** ** ****-*****. ** need ** ** *** ******* ** our ******, *** ** **** ** stand ****-**-**** **** *** ** *****. As ******** ******* ** ******* **** IT, **** **********, ******** ************, ** need ** ******** ** **** *** thrive ** ***** *** ***********. ****** are **** ***** ** *** **** complex.

* ***'* *** *** *** ********* continues ******* *********** ***** *******, *** that ** **** ***** ** ** further ****** ** *** ***** **** retire.

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Shannon Davis
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified

** *** ******* ****** **** ** our ********. *** ***** ** * lot ** *** ********** *** ***** that ** ****** ** ******* *** program *** ****** ********** **** ** around *** ***** * *****. ** takes * **** **** ** **** the ***** *** ****** ** ***** install *** ******* *** ******** ********. The ******** ******** ** ***** **** than **** **** ********* ** *** it ********* *****. **** ** *** techs * **** **** *** ***** to ********** *** **** **** ** fairly **** **** **********. **** **** may *** **** *** *** ************** and *** ** **** *** ** say *** ******* *********** ** *** they ********* *** **** ***** ***, especially **** ** ***** ** *************** service ******.

******** ***** *********** ** *** **** of *** **** *** ******** *** the **** * ** ** *****. With ******* ******* ********** ** *** industry ***** ***** ***'* ****** ****** time ** ***** ** ******** ***** a **********. * ******** ****** *** techs ********** * *********** ***** ******. That **** **** ** *** **** 90's ** *** ***** ****'* ** the *** *** **** **** ***. I ********** **** *** ****** ** the ****** ********** ******** ********* ****** these **** *** ********** **** **** one ********** ** ** ** ******* but * **** **** *** ********* many ***** ***** *** *** **** is ***** * *** ** ***** and **** ** ** *******. **** aren't ***** *** ****** ******** *** thus ***** *** ******** * ***** eye ** ** **** ************ **********. The **** **** *** *** ** cameras. **** *** **** *** * network ***** *** ***** *** ****** to *** ******* **** *** **** in ** *** ***** ***** *** switch. ******* ***** ** ** **** more ** ********** *** ***** ******** and ******** *** ****** ********. ** a ********** ***'* ******* **** * technician **** *** *** ****** ******** and ********** **** *** *** ****** and ************ ********** **** ******* ****** on *** ******** *** ***** ***** time.

* **** ******** ********** **** ****** and ***** **** ***** **** *** younger *** ****** **** ** *** IT **** *** *** **** ** true *** ***** **** *** ******* and **** ** ***** *** ****** of *** *****. * *** ** the *** ****** ********** ** ***** the **** ** ** ** *****. Readers ***** **** *****, ***'* ***** monitor ***** **** * ******** **** switch, ****** ********* ***** ****** ******, locks ***** ****** ** **** *****, cameras ***** *** ***** *** ** still ***** *** ** * ******* or ***** *****. *** ********** **** video ** *** ******* ** *******. Trouble ******** ***** ***** ****** **** does *** ****** **** *** **** it ******** ***** *** ** *** monitor ******* ** *** *******. ** course ***** *** ******* ***** ****** happening.

**** *** **** ** **** ***** sets ** *** **** ****** *** generation(s) **** ******** **** *** ** and **** ** ****. * **** this ********* **** ****** *** * really ***'* ****. ********** * **** seen **** **** ** *** *****. Every **** ** * ***** * get *** ***** *** ***** ** my **** **** *** *** ***** it. **'* ******* *** * *** still *** ******* ****** **** ** the ******* ***********. * *** **** I **** * ****** ** ********** and ********* ** **** ** ******* easier *** ******* *** **** *****'* excuse *** **** *** ***** **** just ***'* **** ** ****. ** you ***'* **** **** *** *** doing **** **** ********* ****.

**** * ****** ** ***** *** I ****** **** * ****** ***** technician **** ** ** ***** ***. He *****'* **** * ***** *** about *** ******** *** ** ** tech ***** ** **** *** **** hard, ****** *** *****. ** **** a ****** ** ******** ********** ******* so * ******* *** **** ** did *****. ** **** ** ** the **** *** *** ******* ** for ******* *** ***** *** **** not ** ** ******* ** ******* offended **** * ******* *** **** he *** *****. ** * **** him ** * ***'* *** *** know *** ******** **** *** **** keep ***** *** **** ***** **** and **** *** *** **** ***** learn. * *** ****** ********* ** this ********** *** *** **** *****. If *** **** *** ** **** and *** ******* ** **** **** you *** ** ****** *** ********.

******** ** **** ******* **** ****** I ****** **** ** ********** ***** the **** *** *** ** ****** had ** ****** ** **** **** and ***** ****. ****** ** *** phone *** *** ****** *********. * ran * ***' **** *** ****** a ********* ** *** **** ** took *** ** ** *** *** his ******. *********** ** *** *** least.

*** *** **** *** ******* *** group *** **** **** *** * would *** ***** *** **** **** don't **** *** ** **** ** just **** ***'* ****** **** ** work **** ***** **** **. ***** we ********* * ***** ********* *** as **** ** ** **** **** they **** **** ** **** ******* when **'* ****** *** ** ********* cold ***** **** ***** **** *** immediately **** ********. **** **** **** back *** *** ***'* *** **** any ********* **** ***** * *** work ******? * **** **** ****** that ** **** *** **** **** it's *** **** *** ******* *********** anymore ******. * **** **** ****** many ****** **** **** ** *** that **** *** ** **** *** just ***'* **** **. **** ***** to ** * ***** ***** **** I ***** ***** ** ****** *** in ** *******.

**'* *** **** ***** ****** ****** aren't ******* ** ** **** **** anymore. ***** ****** *** *** **** blood ** **** ******. ***** ****** are **** ***** **** ******* **** the ****** **. ******* ******* ******* you **** *** ********, ******* *********, dangerous ****** *** **** **** ****.

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John Honovich
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Shannon Davis

**** *** **** ** **** ***** sets ** *** **** ****** *** generation(s) **** ******** **** *** ** and **** ** ****. * **** this ********* **** ****** *** * really ***'* ****

* *** ******** **** ** *** management / ********* **** *** ****'* a **** ***** ** *** **** side. *** ** *** ********** * see ** *** *** ******* ***** in **** ****. **** ******** *********** paying ** **** ****, **'* **** to ******* *** **** ******** / ambitious / **** ******* ******. ***** I ***'* ********* ******* ****** ** their *** ** *** ** ***, etc., *** ****** *** ** ** how ********** ****** *** ** ******* top ***** ******, *** *** ********** lower *** ** **** ******** ** not ******** *** ********** ******. *****/********?

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Shannon Davis
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to John Honovich

* ********** ***** **** **** **********. Yes *** **********/********* **** ** ***** nearing ********** ********* ****'* ** ** date ** **** **** ********* ** ambitious ******.

**'* *** **** *** ******** *********** side **'* **** *** ********** ********** side ** ****. *** *** ******** a ******* **** ************ *******. ** lost ***** * *** ** ******* help ** ***** ***** ** *********. Better ******* *********** ** **** ** better *** *** ********.

*** **** ******* ** ** *** find * ***** **** **** ** a **** **** ***** * *** years *** ****** *** **** **** they *** *****, *** **** *** think **** *** *****, ** **** will *****.

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Michael Miller
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Shannon Davis

*** **** ******* ** ** *** find * ***** **** **** ** a **** **** ***** * *** years *** ****** *** **** **** they *** *****, *** **** *** think **** *** *****, ** **** will *****.

**** ******** *** ***'* *** **** motivator / **** **** *********.

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John Honovich
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Michael Miller

*** ***'* *** **** ********* / want **** *********

******, ******, ******* ********, *** ***** dimensions *** ***** * ***** **** better **** ***** * ******** *********? To *** ******, ****** **** ** work **** ***** ***** *** ** to ********* ******, **********. ***, ************** and ******* ***** **** ******** ** to ******** ***********, *****/********?

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Undisclosed #3
•Sep 04, 2019

********, ****** ****** *** **** **** always ****** ** **** ***** ** form, ****** **** ***** **** **** from ** ***(***** ** ****). ** old **-****** ** ****, * **** alarm ******* ******** *** **** ****** gyrovague; **** *** ********** ******* ** 74 ***** *** *** *** ** still ***** ****** *** ********* **** home *** ******** ***********. ** **** do ******* ****, ******** ** **** and ******* ** ***.

***** **** ****** ** ******* ******* and **** ** **** ** *** skill **** ****** ********** *** **** enter **** ******** *** *** ***** the ******** ***** ** **** ****** the ****** ******* *** ** *** skill **** ******. ********?

******'* ******* ** *** ***** ****, gender ****, ********** *****, *********/********** *** how *** ****** ******** ************* *** have * ***** ** ******* *** future *********** ** *** **** ***** of ******** ******* ** ******* ****** rhetoric ******** **** **** ******* *** under *** ***.

********** *** ****** ** *** ******** in ******* ** ******* *** *********** in *** ******* *****. ****** ** coming **** **** *****, ** **** at ** **** ***** *** ****** deficiencies ***** ********* *** ************ ***** systems ******* ******** *****(******* ******* *****?). Is *** ******** ********** ******** ***** a ***?.. ** **** ****** **** a ***** **** *** ******** ****(*), one ***** ** *** ***** ***** dinosaur *** ****** **. * ***'* be ******** **** "*'* ********" *****.

**** ****!

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Undisclosed #4
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**: ** *** **** *** ** analog *******, *** **** *** **** with * **-** *********?

Fry’s ************ ***** ********: I think so, what kind of router do you have?

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Christopher Freeman
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #4

**** ** *** ***** ********* * am ******* ***** , ***** *** don't **** *** ********** *** **** know *** ** ***** ** *** next ******* ** **** ***** ****** in ***** ** ***** ,

**** *** **** ***'* **** * clue *** **** **** , ******* , *** **** * *** ** money

**** ********** *** *** *** *** just ******* ** *** **** ** get ** ****.

**** **** ** *** *** **** Experience *** ******** **** *** ** way ** **** , *** ******** have **** ******* ** ************* , not **** ********

*** *** ** *********** **** ***********, Records, *********** , ******* *******

******* ** ** * ******* * lost ** * ***** ************* ******* , **** **** ** ******* ** Manpower , ******** ************* ** ***** , ********* , ***. , ** lasted ***** * ***** *** **** , *** ** ** ******** ***** wide , *** ** **** ** effective ********* *** ***** *** *** system ** **** **** ********, *** company ***** **** * ******* , even ** ** **** *** *** a ****** ** **** , **** were ***** ****** **** *** **** for **** *******, *** **** **** to ******* **** , *** ******* over , ** *** ** ****** matter . , **** ******* ****

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Undisclosed #4
•Sep 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Christopher Freeman

**** ** *** ***** ********* * am ******* *****...

******** *** *****...

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Chris Lanier
•Sep 04, 2019

* ******* **** ** *** ********* for ** ********* ********* ********* ** the ********** ****** *** ****** ** some *********. *******, ***** ******** ** in ******** ** **** *****, ****** the ******** ** ******* **** ** sold ** *** ************ ** *** client ** ***** *** **** ***** happens- **** ********* *************, **** *********, better ****** *********, ***. ***** ***, when *** *** ******* ******* ***** came **** *** ********* ****** ** our ******** ****** ** ********** ** the *** *******, ***** *** * shift ** *****. * **** ****** of ***** **** ********* **** **** being * ******** ******** ** ****** installing ** **** ******* ** ********** possible. **** *** ********** ***** ***** care **** **** *** ***** *** or *** ** *** ******** ** work, *** ****** ****** *** ******* against **** ***** ** ***** *** least ********* ****** ******** ********. **** for ******* ******, ***** ********* *** other ********** **** **** ******** ** those ****** $*-$** **** ********.

****** **** ***** ******* ****** **** help * ****** ******* ********, *** it ********* ****** **** ****** **** those *********** *** **** *** ********* from *** **********. ** ** *** Joe ****** **** ** **** **** alarm ******* ** ****** ** ******* about *** ************ ***** ***** *********, "At ***** ** **** *** ********** between * ********* *** * *******..."

****- *** *********** * ********* **** date ** ****? **.

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Sean Nelson
•Sep 04, 2019
Nelly's Security

***** ***** **** ******* **** *** such, **** ***** ** ****** ** talent ** ** ******. * ** know **** ** * ***** *** its * ***** **** ** ***** on ******** ******, ********** *** ******* to ***** ** ******* ** *********. Their **** ****** ** ****** ** a ********** *** **** ********** *** effort ********** ** **** *** ***** about **** **********.
*** ****** **** ****** **** ****** like "******* ******* ******** **** **** the **** ****** ** ** *** dont **** *** **** **** *****"
*** *******, ****** ***** ******** ***** millenials *** ***** **** ** **** ethic *** ****** *****. ****** **** probably ****** ******* ****** ** *** 60's ***** ***** ******* ********** ** well. *** ********* **** * *** to ***** **** **** ******** * become ** *** *****.

**** ********* ********* * ***** **** be ****** ** ****, *** ******* younger *********** *** ****** ** ***** like **** **** ***** *********** *******. But **** ** ** *****, ***** is ******* ****** ** ******* *** their ** ** **** ** **** a **** ********* ********* ** ******* things ** ** ****** ** ******* in ****** *** ******** *******. *** example, **** ********** *** * ***** that *** *** ** **** **** a *** ***** ***** *** *** it *** * ****** ********* ***** to **** *** *** ******** ***** do **. *** *****, ** ** for *** **** **** *** ****** and * ******* **** ***** *** get ***** ****** ***** *** ****** monitoring **** ** ***** ** ** installer. ** **** ** ******* ******* like **** ***.

*** ************ ***** ** ********.
* ***** ** **** *** **** manufacturer ** ****** *****, ********* *** traditional ***********. (******* ** ********)
* ***** *** *********** *********** *** moving ***** *** ****** ******* **** dwindle *** *** *********** ** ********* will *******
* ***** **** ************* **** **** to **** ** *** ******* ***** MAP ****** *** ******** ** *** user *****. ******** *** ******* ****** to *******, *** *** ****** ** expanding.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Sean Nelson

"*** *******, ****** ***** ******** ***** millenials *** ***** **** ** **** ethic *** ****** *****. ****** **** probably ****** ******* ****** ** *** 60's ***** ***** ******* ********** ** well. *** ********* **** * *** to ***** **** **** ******** * become ** *** *****."

**** *** ***, ****. ** *** saying ****...***** *** *** ***** ** fools...one *** **** ******* **'* ***** it's ******, *** *** ***** **** because **'* ***** **'* ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #7
•Sep 04, 2019
In reply to Sean Nelson

* ***** ** **** *** **** manufacturer ** ****** *****, ********* *** traditional ***********. (******* ** ********)

* ***** ** **** *** *** opposite **** *** ********* ** ***** managed *******. ** ******* *** ***** have ***** *** ************ **** ** a ********* *** *** ******* **** devices **** **** ** ***** *****.

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Lee Brown
•Sep 04, 2019

* *****.

**** ********* **** ****** **** ** the ******** ******.

net-skills

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Christopher Freeman
•Sep 04, 2019

******** **** ***** **** **** , so **** ** ***

****** *** *** ****** ****** , Time ** ***** , ******* ***** Service *****, *** ********

***** ********** *** ********

** **** ** ****** ***. * who **** *** ** *** **** and ***** **** , ***** *** the **** , ***'* ********** *** Process *** ******** ******** . **** Earned , *** ********** ****

**** ****** ** *** *************** *** devices **** ***** ****** ** **** in *** **** ******* ** *** troubleshooting.

********** ******** ** ******* ******* **** process ** *********** ** .

*** ***** *** ******** **** ****** many ******** ** *** ****** ********* will *** ** ******** ****** .

**** ** *** ***** ******** ** our **** *** ******* ** *** retiring ***

**-** ** *** ****'* *** ***** in *** *** ***** ***** **** and *** **** ***** **** .

***** *** *** **** ***. ********, educators *** ******** & ****** ** getting ** ***** ** **** ****** , ** *** ***'* ***** *** experienced

**** ****** ** *.*. , **** Info , **** *******, ** *** creating **** **** *********** **** ***** , **** ****** ***** *** **** independent ******** *** *** ***** ********** out **** *** *** .

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