Cybersecurity skills shortage: This is what is to blame, ‘say’ IT professionals
Cybersecurity skills shortage: This is what is to blame, ‘say’ IT professionals
A recent global survey from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky suggests that formal cybersecurity education fails to adequately prepare information security experts for the realities of the job. The research found that almost half of cybersecurity professionals believe their academic training was only slightly helpful or entirely useless in helping them fulfil their job duties, prompting many to seek additional training. This disconnect is exacerbating the cybersecurity skills shortage, according to experts.
A recent global survey from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky suggests that formal cybersecurity education fails to adequately prepare information security experts for the realities of the job. The research found that almost half of cybersecurity professionals believe their academic training was only slightly helpful or entirely useless in helping them fulfil their job duties, prompting many to seek additional training. This disconnect is exacerbating the cybersecurity skills shortage, according to experts.
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A recent global survey from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky suggests that formal cybersecurity education fails to adequately prepare information security experts for the realities of the job. The research found that almost half of cybersecurity professionals believe their academic training was only slightly helpful or entirely useless in helping them fulfil their job duties, prompting many to seek additional training. This disconnect is exacerbating the cybersecurity skills shortage, according to experts. 
