These are the scarcest cyber security skills across the globe

Skill shortage has been marked time and again as the biggest hurdle in having a secure cyberspace. But where exactly does the talent shortfall lies? As per the ‘Hack the skill shortage’ report by Intel, the scarcest skills were in field of intrusion detection, secure software development and attack mitigation. Other talents having shortage were – ability to mange team, non-fluency in programming languages and lack of skill at software development scale and collaboration with team members. 

A majority of respondents (53%) said in the survey that the cyber security skills shortage is worse than talent deficits in other IT professions. At present, 82% of organisations around the globe are facing a shortage of cyber security skills, according to the report.

Role of Government

Organisations, irrespective of the country they are in, are disappointed with their government’s role in cyber security. More than 77%, in the survey, believe their government is not investing enough in cyber security talent.

More than three out of four (76%) respondents said the laws and regulations for cyber security in their country are insufficient. There is a public demand for political leaders to improve cyber security legislation across the globe.

Countries can change this shortfall in critical cyber security skills by increasing government expenditure on education, promoting gaming and technology exercises and pushing for more cyber security programs in higher education.

Impact

This shortage in cyber security, agreed 71% of respondents, had caused direct and measurable damage. One in three said a shortage of skills makes their organizations more desirable hacking targets. One in four said that insufficient cyber security staff strength has damaged their organization’s reputation and led directly to the loss of proprietary data through cyber attack.

Future Plan

Human shortage can be filled by technology soon, as 55% of respondents believe that, in five years, cyber security solutions will be able to meet the majority of their organization’s needs. They also said they will respond to in-house talent shortages by expanding their outsourcing of cyber security. The solutions most likely to be outsourced are the ones that lend themselves to automation and include threat detection (networking monitoring and access management). 

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