Soft skills such as communication, flexibility and leadership were considered to be the biggest skill gap among cybersecurity professionals in 2023. By contrast, only ten percent of respondents stated computing devices skill as disparity.
Biggest skill gaps among cybersecurity professionals in 2023
cybersecurity professionals who hold the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or have registered information security job titles
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the biggest skill gaps you see in today’s cybersecurity professionals?"
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ISACA. (October 2, 2023). Biggest skill gaps among cybersecurity professionals in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322393/cybersecurity-skill-gaps-worldwide/
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