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( ISC )² research reveals the cybersecurity profession needs to grow by 3.4 million people to close global workforce gap
SC )², one of the world ’ s largest non-profit
( I associations of certified cybersecurity professionals , has highlighted a stark increase in the shortage of cybersecurity professionals as it announced the findings of its 2022 ( ISC )² Cybersecurity Workforce Study .
The study reveals the global cybersecurity workforce is at an all time high , with an estimated 4.7 million professionals . Despite adding 464,000 more cybersecurity professionals this year , the data revealed that 3.4 million more cybersecurity workers are needed to secure assets effectively .
A large portion ( 70 %) of respondents report their organisation does not have enough cybersecurity employees . More than half of respondents with workforce shortages feel that staff deficits put their organisation at a ‘ moderate ’ or ‘ extreme ’ risk of a cyberattack .
At the same time , the report finds that 72 % of respondents expect their cybersecurity staff to increase somewhat or significantly within the next 12 months – the highest predicted growth rate when compared to the last two years ( 53 % in 2021 and 41 % in 2020 ).
“ As a result of geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic instability , alongside high-profile data breaches and growing physical security challenges , there is a greater focus on cybersecurity and increasing demand for professionals within the field ,” said Clar Rosso , CEO , ( ISC )². “ The study shows us that retaining and attracting strong talent is more important than ever .”
For organisations looking to mitigate staff shortages , the research suggests that initiatives to train internal talent , rotating job assignments , mentorship programmes and encouraging employees outside of IT or the security team to join the field were the most effective .
Companies across the UK join Digital Security by Design to validate next-generation cybersecurity technology
igital Catapult , a UK authority on advanced digital
D technology , welcomed a further 14 companies to its Digital Security by Design ( DSbD ) Technology Access Programme .
They will be joining the 10 companies onboarded earlier this year to experiment with prototype cybersecurity technology that , if fully implemented , could revolutionise the cybersecurity landscape for good .
The vast majority of cyberattacks exploit conventional hardware and software memory vulnerabilities . To overcome this issue , University of Cambridge researchers with colleagues at SRI International developed CHERI ( Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions ), a novel instruction-set architecture that could stop two-thirds of cyberattacks .
As part of the project , Arm designed and built a prototype System on a Chip ( SoC ) and demonstrator board , the Arm Morello board , which was made available to UK businesses for industrial evaluation earlier in 2022 . The DSbD Technology Access Programme , managed by Digital Catapult , allows companies to experiment with the Morello board .
Companies already involved in the programme so far have been able to add their own software stacks to the Morello board and catch vulnerabilities in their code , highlighting areas that need to be enhanced .
Participating companies range from large organisations serving a multitude of sectors to vibrant small and mediumsized enterprises spanning the automotive , FinTech and telecom sectors including cybersecurity consultancies specialising in Internet of Things ( IoT ), Blockchain technology and cybersecurity .
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