Cyber security industry must do more to address skills shortage

Independent management consultant and advisor Winston Hayden , Dale Simons , founder, MiDO Group, de Wit Coetsee, director, de Wit Coetsee Consulting, Conrad Roos , head of GRC, The Foschini Group, and Professor Elmarie Biermann , director, Cyber Security Institute.

Roos said according to the World Economic Forum 71% of global organisations have unfilled cyber security positions.ISC2 researchProfessor Elmarie Biermann, director, Cyber Security Institute, said the issue was not specifically about a lack of skills, but often related to a lack of experience. Roos said according to ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2023 research, 34% of the cyber security workforce is aged between 35 and 44 years old, and only 9% fall into the younger age group.

“We see university students who have theoretical knowledge about security operations but struggle to apply this knowledge in practice,” said Coetsee.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

Conrad Roos Winston Hayden Professor Elmarie Biermann De Wit Coetsee Dale Simons

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