Lack of investment in security training adds to skills gap

Cyber security is seen as one of the biggest threats to business. Yet employees are not being supported by their organizations when it comes to investing in their continued education and career development. Crowd sourced IT and security training solution Cybrary, along with cyber security research body the Cyentia Institute, have produced a report looking at the cyber skills gap. The study of over 3,000 IT, security and other non-technical professionals finds that two out of three organizations admit finding qualified cyber security professionals is a struggle. In addition 80 percent of respondents don't feel adequately prepared to defend their organizations,… [Continue Reading]