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The COVID-19 crisis has increased the urgency and impact on the cybersecurity talent shortage
Shortage of cybersecurity talent
Various analyses show that there has been a shortage of cyber security talent at both a national and international level for a long time. In 2018, the Dutch Cyber Security Council sounded the alarm about the imminent shortage of cybersecurity specialists in the Netherlands. Research by Capgemini shows that there is a gap between supply and demand in the cybersecurity labor market. Of the organizations surveyed, 68% are looking for cybersecurity specialists, but less than half of the employees surveyed have the necessary cybersecurity skills. It also appears that at the European level almost three-quarters of organizations do not have a sufficient cybersecurity team, and that there is a shortage of about 140,000 cybersecurity talents.
Impact of Covid-19
The COVID-19 crisis has increased the threat of cybercrime worldwide, further increasing the urgency and impact of this shortage. Digital dependency has increased, for example due to working from home, following online education and online shopping. According to Europol, this has led to a sharp increase in cyberattacks and the development of more complex attacks. Research also shows that 7% of the companies surveyed have experienced a cyberattack specifically related to COVID-19.
In this day and age, the importance of digitization and investing in cybersecurity is only increasing. Figures from Cyberveilig Nederland show that the majority of cybersecurity companies in the Netherlands are still actively looking for qualified personnel to add value to their organization since the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition, at an international level, analyses from the US and the UK show that the COVID-19 outbreak has led to an increase in demand for cyber security talent, with a shortage of nearly half a million cybersecurity specialists in the US.