Cyber Security Online Marketplace tackles Australia’s security skills gap

Growing government and private-sector cybersecurity investments are bringing much-needed attention to a critical sector of Australia’s economy – but increasing demand for cybersecurity skills is also exacerbating the scarcity of suitably skilled cybersecurity professionals in an increasingly competitive market where even recent university graduates struggle to find work.

That market has become so competitive that recent ESG research found 46 percent of organisations say they have a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills this year, up from 28 percent last year.

IT systems integrators are struggling to find skilled security staff to service their customers, with 86 percent of respondents to a recent CompTIA survey confirming they were suffering from a security skills gap. Availability of security skills has emerged as a key area of demand this year as academics warn that the Australian government’s cybersecurity response is decades behind those of comparable countries. For the full article click here 

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