As part of our ongoing series highlighting various roles in the cybersecurity industry, this article shines the light on the incident response professional. While there are many misconceptions surrounding the role, let’s examine a few frequently asked questions.
How In-Demand is this Particular Role? Why?
Year after year, the story is the same: Cybersecurity jobs are one of the most in-demand roles in the country. But recent data from Cyberseek, a cybersecurity workforce analytics platform developed in partnership with NIST, Lightcast and CompTIA, demonstrates a significant skills gap.
For the 12-month period ending in September 2022, 769,736 job openings for cybersecurity positions or jobs requiring cybersecurity skills were listed. Employer demand for people with cybersecurity skills increased 2.4 times faster than the overall rate across the U.S. economy.
For incident responders, in particular, a recent search on Indeed lists over 7,600 available jobs.
Were There Any Recent Events in the Last Few Years That Made this Role More in Demand?
A recent IBM X-force study reported a nearly 25% increase in cybersecurity incidents with which their IR team engaged between 2020 and 2021. Plus, Check Point Software Technologies’ research indicates a 50% increase in overall weekly network attacks in 2021 compared to 2020. Accordingly, the demand for more cybersecurity profes ..
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