As the cybersecurity workforce shortage persists, it's time to assess what is and is not working in staffing practices
Since 1967, ISACA has been providing a centralized source of information and guidance within the IT governance and control field. ISACA's State of Cybersecurity 2021, Part 1 report contains the organization's update on its workforce development efforts. This is the seventh year that ISACA has surveyed its membership, and the report is based on more than 3,600 respondents from 120 countries, with more than half of them saying their primary jobs are directly in the field.
In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, overall cybersecurity spending has dropped, which seems counterintuitive but continues to be a trend that ISACA has been documenting for several years (see the chart below).
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As you see in the first group, the category of “significantly underfunded” cybersecurity programs continues to drop, now down to 14% of those surveyed in the most recent study. The survey found that “65% of respondents whose cybersecurity teams are significantly understaffed say they have experienced difficulties retaining qualified cybersecurity professionals — conceivably due to burnout.”
There is a small amount of good news, though. “Although the cybersecurity industry continues to be a seller’s market, the global pandemic appears to have positively influenced cybersecurity staff retention efforts,” says the report.Unfortunately, the fact remains that companies that are severely understaffed are seeing some evidence of burnout and losing people. Part of the problem is that more than half of those surveyed still have unfilled cybersecurity positions. The chart below shows the difference between 2020 and 2021 in time spent recruiting for q ..
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