According to (ISC)2 board member Corey D. Schou, (ISC)2 Executive Director W. Hord Tipton's projection that the industry needs two million more trained information security pros in the next few years may be too low -- by half.
In this interview, Schou, an Idaho State University professor and director of the NIATEC information assurance training program, discusses the role of the (ISC)2 board of directors, the organization's evolution, the need for more trained information security professionals and why the industry's growth is both an opportunity and a challenge.