Cybersecurity Careers Remain Hot as U.S. Job Market Levels Off

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybersecurity, a growing field, has seen exponential growth in job opportunities. Cybersecurity Ventures reported there have been one million cybersecurity job openings in 2016. That number is projected to reach 1.5 million by 2019. This is notable considering the overall unemployment rate rose to 5 percent in September, according to the monthly jobs report.

While there is a consensus in the industry that more needs to be done to entice employees at all levels to join the field, there are few resources providing a true peek into the day-to-day life of these professionals.

As a National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion, Level 3 created a video series featuring a variety of security professionals to encourage more people of all skill levels to consider a career in cybersecurity.

Watch all of the cybersecurity career videos:

• Security Operations with Brett Wentworth: http://bit.ly/2dS4MyF
• Security Product Marketing with Beth Ard: http://bit.ly/2dS3UK9
• Security Product Management with Peter Brecl: http://bit.ly/2dGrB6z
• Security Architecture with Jelena Magarasevic: http://bit.ly/2dKAIDK

To learn more about security careers at Level 3, interested people can visit www.level3.com/careers or @Level3Jobs on Twitter. To follow the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month conversation on Twitter, use #CyberAware.

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. For more information, visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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