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Day: Skills shortage

IT security: Workstations are unoccupied for months  
11 April 2024
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IT security: jobs are unoccupied for months AI - MS

Skills shortage as a cybersecurity vulnerability? According to a study by Kaspersky, half (49 percent) of the companies surveyed in Europe need over six months to fill open cybersecurity positions. The most frequently cited reason: The applicants' practical skills do not correspond to their training on paper (57 percent). In Germany alone, there are around 150.000 unfilled positions in the entire IT sector. Accordingly, according to the current Kaspersky survey, three out of ten companies (31 percent) in Europe say their cybersecurity team is understaffed. A lack of practical expertise causes a loss of time. For half of the companies...

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Lack of IT specialists: 30 percent are missing in the area of ​​cybersecurity
27 December 2023
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A survey in Germany shows that the IT skills shortage mainly affects the IT security area. Almost a third of companies complain about a lack of specialist staff for IT security, with banks and insurance companies being particularly affected. Efficient, well-positioned IT security is crucial for the success and competitiveness of companies. The increasing complexity of cyber threats is therefore a major challenge for companies, especially with regard to the composition of their IT teams. There is a lack of specialists to protect the IT infrastructure. Sophos' latest study on the subject of Cybersecurity-as-a-Service (CSaaS) shows that 29 percent...

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SASE solutions to combat staff shortages in IT
September 8, 2023
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SASE solutions to combat staff shortages in IT

The German IT sector suffers from a shortage of personnel and is chronically understaffed. According to Bitkom, there was a shortage of around 137.000 IT specialists in Germany last year - the highest level of a deficit that has persisted for years. On average, an open position remained vacant for over seven months with employers and, due to demographic change, more IT staff are leaving the labor market for retirement than newly trained experts are joining. At a global level, things aren't looking rosy either: According to cybersecurityventures.com, the number of unfilled IT security positions will rise to 2023 million in 3,5. The consequences:…

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Increasing complexity overwhelms financial service providers
June 29, 2023
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Financial services firms face a critical data security gap – only 13 percent of respondents have a complete view of data access and usage. An endpoint-to-cloud security company has released the results of a new study that highlight the rise in data breaches in the financial services industry. The study shows that 70 percent of IT leaders surveyed through the Gartner peer community report a significant increase in data breaches compared to previous years. As the cloud-first hybrid work landscape continues to rapidly evolve, financial institutions are being forced to adapt quickly to protect their valuable data. As companies struggle with...

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Lack of skilled workers as the biggest hurdle
12 April 2023
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Lack of skilled workers as the biggest hurdle

A leading provider of security operations publishes the results of its Security Trends Report 2023. The report provides security professionals with up-to-date insights into the cybersecurity landscape and an outlook on future developments, so that companies and organizations can best protect themselves in the face of the ever-evolving threat landscape. Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? The risk of falling victim to a ransomware incident is widespread and rising: nearly half (48%) of respondents ranked this variant of malware as the top security threat this year, and 42% said their…

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A lack of skilled workers endangers cyber security
June 22, 2022
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A lack of skilled workers endangers cyber security

Trellix survey: According to a recent study, a lack of skilled workers endangers cyber security in 85% of all companies. Global survey of cybersecurity professionals shows ways out of the skills shortage. Trellix, a cybersecurity expert and pioneer in innovative XDR technologies, presents the results of a recent survey looking at the shortage of cybersecurity professionals and its impact. The alarming finding: 85% of participants stated that the skills shortage is affecting their companies' ability to ensure the security of increasingly complex IT systems and networks. At the same time, almost a third (30%) of…

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Against the shortage of skilled workers: women in cybersecurity
March 16, 2021
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Against the shortage of skilled workers: women in cybersecurity

The number of vacancies in cybersecurity now exceeds four million worldwide. If you relate the skills shortage to statistics on the gender distribution in the industry, it becomes clear what is causing part of this talent gap - a massive shortage of women working in this sector. Debra Danielson, Chief Technology Officer & SVP of Engineering, Digital Guardian As a cybersecurity expert with more than 25 years of technology and IT experience, I've seen the industry develop massively in many key areas, but the lack of diversity persists persistent. The theme of this year's ...

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Will COVID-19 bring more women into IT?
29 December 2020
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Women's IT skills shortage

The shortage of women in IT remains a major challenge for the entire industry. Can recent changes in work culture help companies overcome the skills shortage - and bring more women into the IT industry? The shortage of skilled IT workers has been a serious problem for years. Smaller companies in more rural regions in particular often have difficulties in finding qualified employees to fill vacancies. This not only affects day-to-day business, but also prevents companies from implementing important projects for digital transformation. More women ...

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New strategy against the shortage of skilled workers
7 December 2020
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Neurons brain diversity Skilled labor shortage

German security specialists advocate diversity and neurodiversity. Bitdefender study: 47% see neurodiversity as a strategy against skills shortages and blind spots. A comment from Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender. There is no doubt: the shortage of IT security specialists and expertise is dramatic. According to a Bitdefender study, around three out of ten cybersecurity specialists in Germany predict a serious effect if the lack of cybersecurity expertise continues for another five years: 21% of German respondents say it will cause “serious disruptions”. Another 7% even say it will destroy companies. For the study, as part of a ...

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Security-as-a-Service against a shortage of skilled workers
7 October 2020
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Skilled workers shortage service SaaS

The shortage of skilled workers in the IT security area weighs heavily on many companies. But Security-as-a-Service can remedy the shortage of skilled workers and at the same time go easy on tight budgets. For many companies, IT security is a balancing act between carefully prioritizing security requirements and budget restrictions. Some organizations focus on advanced threat protection to combat the flood of cyberattacks, for others application security and application testing are legal requirements and therefore hardly negotiable. In addition, the rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) has increased the attack surface for cybercriminals enormously, and protection against data leaks has always been a top concern of companies ...

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