Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Threatens the Mid-Market

ESG conducts an annual global survey of IT and cybersecurity professionals, this year’s survey included 641 global respondents (note: I am an ESG employee).  Each year, these respondents are asked to identify the area where their organizations have a problematic shortage of skills.  For the sixth year in a row, cybersecurity skills topped the list – this year, 45% of respondents say that their organization has a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills. 

Now the cybersecurity skill shortage isn’t picky, it impacts all organizations across industries, organizational size, geography, etc.  Nevertheless, the global cybersecurity may be especially problematic for organizations in the mid-market, from 100 to 999 employees.

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