Report: Cybersecurity Understaffing Lowers Ability to Handle Cyber Threats

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Understaffing in cybersecurity teams remains a major challenge for organizations, with 62% of respondents in a recent ISACA survey saying they are struggling with it. And even though the number of understaffed organizations fell by seven percentage points from last year, staffing issues are making some organizations more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Concerns over the ability to respond to threats are widespread, according to ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity 2020 Survey Part 2 report, which gathered responses from 2,000 respondents in 102 countries. Only 21% of respondents in “significantly understaffed” organizations say they are completely or very confident in their organization’s ability…


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