The global cybersecurity workforce gap has reached four million people, a 12.6% increase compared to 2022, according to the ISC2 2023 Cybersecurity Workforce Study.
More than nine in 10 (92%) of professionals surveyed revealed they had skills gaps in their organization, with 67% reporting having a shortage of cybersecurity staff needed to prevent and troubleshoot security issues.
This shortfall comes despite an 8.7% increase in the global cybersecurity workforce compared with 2022, reaching 5.5 million professionals.
Cutbacks and Layoffs Impacting the Sector
The cyber skills gap has been exacerbated by significant cutbacks to cybersecurity operations amid the turbulent global economic environment.
Nearly half (47%) of respondents said they had experienced cyber-related cutbacks in the past year, including layoffs, budget cuts and hiring or promotion freezes. Of this group, 22% were impacted by layoffs, both first- and second-hand, within cybersecurity.
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