We've all read some crazy numbers about how many unfilled InfoSec roles there are right now.
And the exact numbers still appear hard to lock down.
But new research by ESG on the State of IT adds to a baseline established years ago when it comes to IT security talent. Here are the numbers:
- 2014: 23 percent of respondents claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills
- 2015: 25 percent of respondents claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills
- 2016: 46 percent of respondents claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills
- 2017: 45 percent of respondents claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills
- 2018: 51 percent of respondents claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills
You can see the complete writeup at CSO which is part of IDG, which includes ways CISOs are combatting the cybersecurity talent shortage.