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According to the most recent research report from ESG and the Information System Security Association International (ISSA), 57% of organizations claim that they’ve been impacted by the global cybersecurity skills shortage, while 44% of organizations believe the skills shortage has gotten worse over the past few years. The result? Increasing workloads on existing cybersecurity staff, job requisitions open for weeks or months, and high burnout rates and attrition for cybersecurity professionals. (ESG and ISSA will update and present their latest research at this year’s RSA conference.)
Which jobs are most understaffed? According to ESG research from late 2022:
We’ve been dealing with the cybersecurity skills shortage for years, but there’s a bit of a new wrinkle here: the current state of the economy. Over the next 12 to 18 months, economic headwinds will exacerbate the impact of the cybersecurity skills shortage. Here are my two cents:
Yup, economic headwinds throw a wrench in the works for CISOs – especially those already dealing with security staffing and skills issues. What can they do? Increase training budgets, reinforce their commitments to key employees, work with vendors to get the most out of their products, and supplement staff with service providers.
Jon Oltsik is an ESG senior principal analyst and the founder of the firm’s cybersecurity service.
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Economic headwinds could deepen the cybersecurity skills shortage – CSO Online
