The global security workforce has remained stagnant at 5.5 million, showing an alarming year-on-year increase of only 0.1 percent, despite seeing a job opening increase of 19 percent.
Andy Woolnough from ISC2 highlighted a significant shift, noting that for the first time, 'lack of budget' has overtaken 'lack of qualified talent' as the main reason for staffing shortages in cybersecurity.
Organizations are facing significant skills and staffing shortages due to declining investment in hiring, which professionals warn is heightening overall risk in the cybersecurity landscape.
Security professionals have identified a mismatch in skills—while they seek to enhance communications and cloud computing capabilities, hiring managers prioritize different, unspecified skills.
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