Half of cybersecurity professionals do not believe they are prepared to respond to a cyberattack, with both lack of skills and training at fault, according to a survey of cybersecurity professionals published by training firm Cyberbit.
While the majority of respondents — 58% — said they felt most comfortable with the level of their technical cyber-defensive skills, professionals in enterprise security operations centers (SOCs) were least confident in two important skill areas for detecting intruders: network monitoring and intrusion detection, with 42% and 45%, respectively, considering those skills "ready," according to the survey of more than 100 cybersecurity professionals from 17 countries.
Companies need to keep SOC workers ready to detect attacks early and respond to intrusions quickly, says Adi Dar, CEO of Israel-based Cyberbit.
"With every sports team, if you don't train as a team, there is no way they will be able to work together at game time," he says. "I don't know why companies expect a team that has not trained together under pressure to work well when there is an attack."
The training regimen of cybersecurity professionals in enterprise SOCs remains a problem, especially because demand for cybersecurity professionals remains high. In April, jobs board Indeed.com saw postings for technology and cybersecurity professionals drop 30%. However, those categories did better than the overall market during the pandemic, accounting for an 11% greater share of the posted positions.
Prior to the pandemic, the cybersecurity jobs market had reached a steady state of high demand, with fewer skilled worker ..
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