In viewing the report that was released in January 2019 we learn that by 2022 a 1.8 million global shortage of cybersecurity job candidates was projected. This means that business would be looking to fill cybersecurity jobs for which there would be no available candidates.
The report alluded to skill areas that were of most interest and value:
- Security Analysts and Engineers
- Infrastructure Cyber Defense Specialists
- Specialists in Intrusion Detection and Network Forensics
- Vulnerability Analysts and Penetration Testers
- Security Software and Tool Developers
- Infrastructure/Network/Systems Security Architects
- Incident Response Analysts and Responders
- Security Operation Center Analysts
- Application Security Expertise
- Knowledge in cryptography, system internals, secure coding principles, low level programming languages, knowledge of both exploits and mitigation
A link to the report can be found here: The Cybersecurity Workforce Gap
A report by the (ISC)^2 that discovered a more extreme gap can be found here: Strategies for Building and Growing Strong Cybersecurity Teams
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The workforce gap is a way that we can understand the industry based on supply and demand of job candidates and the candidate profile that employers are requesting.
Closing the workforce gap is not a point of arrival. It isn't something that stays shut. It is a continuous effort that is more easily achieved when both government and private sector build and maintain the infrastructure and programs on which candidates are able to navigate, build (and maintain) their knowledge, experience and careers.
