"(ISC)² Study Finds an Industry Shortage of 3.4M Cybersecurity Workers"

The International Information System Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2) has made the findings of a new study public, revealing a significant increase in the shortage of cybersecurity experts. According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, there are 4.7 million professionals employed in the field, which is a record high. Despite the 464,000 increase from the previous year, the data showed that 3.4 million more cybersecurity workers are required to secure assets effectively. The results were obtained from a survey of nearly 12,000 people who oversee cybersecurity at workplaces around the world, including those in non-English-speaking nations, with the sample size carefully controlled to ensure a variety of company sizes and industries. Seventy percent of respondents claimed that their company lacked a sufficient amount of cybersecurity personnel. Additionally, more than half of respondents said that because of a lack of cybersecurity personnel, their company faces a "moderate" or "extreme" risk of a cyberattack. Despite the industry's ongoing shortage, 72 percent of respondents expect their cybersecurity staff to grow somewhat or significantly in the next 12 months, the highest predicted growth rate in the last two years. The study also looked at cultural and demographic shifts over the last year, highlighting issues with retention, workplace conditions such as burnout, the shift in racial, gender, and ethnic diversity among younger cybersecurity professionals, and the changing perception of certifications in the field. This article continues to discuss key findings from the 2022 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study.

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