"Cyber Skills Gap Shrinks, but Lack of Talent Remains Major Risk Factor"

According to the International Information System Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2), there has been a year-over-year reduction in the global cybersecurity workforce gap. The gap has shrunk from 4 million to 3.1 million. The (ISC)2 annual Cybersecurity Workforce Study shows an improvement in the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, with the number of open jobs decreasing from 498,000 to 359,236, and the number of actively employed cyber professionals being 879,157. However, CyberSeek recently reported a widening of the U.S. cybersecurity skills gap from 508,000 unfilled positions and 922,720 employed professionals between June 2019 and May 2020 to 521,617 available jobs and 941,904 employed professionals between October 2019 and September 2020. Despite the difference in methodologies used to measure the cyber skills gap, it is agreed that the shortage in cyber professionals remains significant, leaving digital privacy and infrastructure security at risk. This article continues to discuss recent findings surrounding the cybersecurity talent gap, the different methods used to measure this gap, and the importance of addressing the cyber talent shortage.

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