Read the original article: 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study: Skills Gap Narrows in an Unusual Year
For the first time since (ISC)2 started tracking cybersecurity workforce numbers in 2004, we have seen a decrease in the skills gap, from 4.07 million in 2019 to 3.12 million. According to the 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the workforce increased 25% from 2019 to a total of 3.5 million professionals worldwide. The numbers reflect an increase in new entrants to the field – 700,000 of them – but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Another contributing factor is an apparent reduction in demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had significant economic impacts around the world….
Read the original article: 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study: Skills Gap Narrows in an Unusual Year