Global Study Reveals Businesses and Countries Vulnerable ...
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NewsReleaseJuly27,2016
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NEWSHIGHLIGHTS
NewreportbyIntelSecurityandCSISrevealscurrentcybersecuritytalentcrisisinAustralia,France,Germany,Israel,Japan,Mexico,U.S.andU.K.
CybersecurityskillsshortageisworsethantalentdeficitsinotherITprofessions.
Shortageincybersecurityskillsisresponsibleforsignificantdamages.
Talentshortageislargestforindividualswithhighlytechnicalskills.
76percentofthosesurveyedbelievegovernmentsarenotinvestingenoughinbuildingcybersecuritytalent.
Hands-ontrainingandpracticaltrainingareperceivedasbetterwaystodevelopskillsthanthroughtraditionaleducationresources.
SANTACLARA,Calif.,July27,2016–IntelSecurity,inpartnershipwiththeCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(CSIS),hasjustreleasedHackingtheSkillsShortage,aglobalreportoutliningthetalentshortagecrisisimpactingthecybersecurityindustryacrossbothcompaniesandnations.Amajorityofrespondents(82percent)admittoashortageofcybersecurityskills,with71percentofrespondentscitingthisshortageasresponsiblefordirectandmeasurabledamagetoorganizationswhoselackoftalentmakesthemmoredesirablehackingtargets.
“Ashortageofpeoplewithcybersecurityskillsresultsindirectdamagetocompanies,includingthelossofproprietarydataandIP,”saidJamesALewis,seniorvicepresidentanddirectoroftheStrategicTechnologiesProgramatCSIS.“Thisisaglobalproblem;amajorityofrespondentsinallcountriessurveyedcouldlinktheirworkforceshortagetodamagetotheirorganization.”
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In2015,209,000cybersecurityjobswentunfilled intheUnitedStatesalone.Despite1in4respondentsconfirmingtheirorganizationshavelostproprietarydataasaresultoftheircybersecurityskillsgap,therearenosignsofthisworkforceshortageabatinginthenear-term.Respondentssurveyedestimateanaverageof15percentofcybersecuritypositionsintheircompanywillgounfilledby2020.Withtheincreaseincloud,mobilecomputingandtheInternetofThings,aswellasadvancedtargetedcyberattacksandcyberterrorismacrosstheglobe,theneedforastrongercybersecurityworkforceiscritical.
“Thesecurityindustryhastalkedatlengthabouthowtoaddressthestormofhacksandbreaches,butgovernmentandtheprivatesectorhaven’tbroughtenoughurgencytosolvingthecybersecuritytalentshortage,”saidChrisYoung,seniorvicepresidentandgeneralmanagerofIntelSecurityGroup.“Toaddressthisworkforcecrisis,weneedtofosterneweducationmodels,acceleratetheavailabilityoftrainingopportunities,andweneedtodeliverdeeperautomationsothattalentisputtoitsbestuseonthefrontline.Finally,weabsolutelymustdiversifyourranks.”
Thedemandforcybersecurityprofessionalsisoutpacingthesupplyofqualifiedworkers,withhighlytechnicalskillsthemostinneedacrossallcountriessurveyed.Infact,skillssuchasintrusiondetection,securesoftwaredevelopmentandattackmitigationwerefoundtobefarmorevaluedthansofterskillsincludingcollaboration,leadershipandeffectivecommunication.
Thisreportstudiesfourdimensionsthatcomprisethecybersecuritytalentshortage,whichinclude:
1. CybersecuritySpending:Thesizeandgrowthofcybersecuritybudgetsrevealshowcountriesandcompaniesprioritizecybersecurity.Unsurprisingly,countriesandindustrysectorsthatspendmoreoncybersecurityarebetterplacedtodealwiththeworkforceshortage,whichaccordingto71percentofrespondents,hasresultedindirectandmeasureabledamagetotheirorganization’ssecuritynetworks.
2. EducationandTraining:Only23percentofrespondentssayeducationprogramsarepreparingstudentstoentertheindustry.Thisreportrevealsnon-traditionalmethodsofpracticallearning,suchashands-ontraining,gaming
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andtechnologyexercisesandhackathons,maybeamoreeffectivewaytoacquireandgrowcybersecurityskills.MorethanhalfofrespondentsbelievethatthecybersecurityskillsshortageisworsethantalentdeficitsinotherITprofessions,placinganemphasisoncontinuouseducationandtrainingopportunities.
3. EmployerDynamics:Whilesalaryisunsurprisinglythetopmotivatingfactorinrecruitment,otherincentivesareimportantinrecruitingandretainingtoptalent,suchastraining,growthopportunitiesandreputationoftheemployer’sITdepartment.Almosthalfofrespondentscitelackoftrainingorqualificationsponsorshipascommonreasonsfortalentdeparture.
4. GovernmentPolicies:Morethanthree-quarters(76percent)ofrespondentssaytheirgovernmentsarenotinvestingenoughinbuildingcybersecuritytalent.ThisshortagehasbecomeaprominentpoliticalissueasheadsofstateintheU.S.,U.K.,IsraelandAustraliahavecalledforincreasedsupportforthecybersecurityworkforceinthelastyear.
RecommendationsforMovingForward:
Redefineminimumcredentialsforentry-levelcybersecurityjobs:acceptnon-traditionalsourcesofeducation
Diversifythecybersecurityfield
Providemoreopportunitiesforexternaltraining
Identifytechnologythatcanprovideintelligentsecurityautomation
Collectattackdataanddevelopbettermetricstoquicklyidentifythreats
Formoreinformationonthesefindings,alongwithIntelSecurity’sproposedrecommendations,readthefullreport:HackingtheSkillsShortage:Astudyoftheinternationalshortageincybersecurityskills.
Methodology
IntelcommissionedindependenttechnologymarketresearchspecialistVansonBournetoundertaketheresearchuponwhichthisreportisbased.ITdecision-makerswhoareinvolvedincybersecuritywithintheirorganizationwereinterviewedinMay2016acrosstheU.S.(200),U.K.(100),France(100),Germany(100),Australia(75),Japan(75),Mexico(75)andIsrael(50).Therespondentswerefromorganizationswithatleast500employees,andcamefromwithinbothpublicandprivatesectors.Interviewswereconductedonlineusingarigorousmultilevelscreeningprocesstoensurethatonlysuitablecandidateshadtheopportunitytoparticipate.
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ArihaSetalvad,“Demandtofillcybersecurityjobsbooming,”PeninsulaPress,March31,2015http://peninsulapress.com/2015/03/31/cybersecurity-jobs-growth/
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