A CYBER security recruitment specialist has opened a Brighton office amid warnings of a severe skills gap in the industry.
International executive recruitment Stott and May has an initial five staff at the new office – which it expects to rise to 30 by 2017 as the need for cyber security personnel “skyrockets”.
With the threat of online cyber attacks growing, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has warned it could take up to 20 years to address this skills gap.
The government has been urged to raise awareness about cybersecurity especially among women and integrate it into the core curriculum long-term.
Oliver Kuehne, head of cyber security practice at Stott and May and Brighton office director, said: “There is no silver bullet when it comes to security. Every business has a different threat profile and therefore different security requirements.
“In recent years, the need for cyber security talent has skyrocketed. Because there is such high demand for this specialised talent and the threat landscape is growing faster than our ability to secure it, we are faced with a mass cyber skills shortage. For the full article click here
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