More than 70% of companies pay more than $100,000 annually for additional training to keep their cybersecurity employees' skills up to date, a recent Kaspersky study found. However, surveyed companies also highlighted the lack of relevant courses covering new and challenging areas in the education market and said that training does not always deliver the expected results.
In a recent study, Portraits of Modern Information Security Professionals, Kaspersky Lab investigated the topic of the global cybersecurity talent shortage, analyzed the exact reasons why companies lack cybersecurity professionals, and analyzed the We identified ways to evaluate and upskill security talent.
Research shows that companies are investing heavily in upskilling their cybersecurity teams. 43% of organizations say they typically spend $100,000 to $200,000 annually on information security courses, and 31% invest more than $200,000 in training programs. The remaining 26% say they typically pay less than $100,000 for their education initiatives.
However, cybersecurity experts in the META region also point out that the education market is struggling to keep up with a rapidly changing industry and is unable to deliver needed training programs on time. The survey shows that the lack of courses covering new and challenging areas (48%) was the main problem for those looking for cybersecurity he training.
Also, 50% of respondents said that trainees tend to forget what they have learned because they do not have the opportunity to apply their newly acquired knowledge, and therefore the course is not useful to them. The need for special training prerequisites such as coding or advanced mathematics that were not specified at the pre-registration stage was also an issue for 37% of practitioners.
META statistics for localizing graphs
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Difficulty choosing a course that fits your organization's needs |
43% |
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Difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of courses |
41% |
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There are misconceptions about the prerequisites for applying to the course |
37% |
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People tend to forget what they learn if they don't put it into practice. |
50% |
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Lack of courses that cover new and challenging areas |
48% |
“As the threat landscape continues to evolve, businesses must continually improve the skills of their cybersecurity personnel to be fully prepared for advanced cyber-attacks. Developing well-known specialists within your company and building internal expertise means retaining existing employees rather than constantly looking for new candidates to verify their professional background and practical skills. , can be an effective strategy for organizations aiming to enable professional growth. It is also important for organizations receiving the services of a managed service provider to maintain a fairly high level of in-house expertise and use the same language when discussing scope of service and service level agreements with the managed service provider.” Comments Veniamin Levtsov, Vice President of Business Expertise Center. With Kaspersky.
To effectively improve the skills of your cybersecurity team, Kaspersky experts recommend the following:
- Invest in quality cybersecurity courses for your staff to keep them up to date with the latest knowledge. Practical-oriented Kaspersky Expert Training allows information security professionals to hard-earn their skills and protect their companies from attacks.
- Use interactive simulators to test your employees' expertise and assess their thinking in crisis situations. For example, Kaspersky Lab's new interactive ransomware game allows you to watch a company's IT department deploy, investigate and respond to attacks, and make important decisions alongside the game's protagonist.
- Give InfoSec professionals deep visibility into cyber threats targeting their organizations. Modern threat intelligence provides a rich and meaningful overview across the entire incident management cycle, helping you identify cyber risks in a timely manner.
The full report with further findings on the global shortage of qualified InfoSec professionals is available at this link.
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About Kaspersky
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. Kaspersky Lab's deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the world. The company's comprehensive security portfolio includes cutting-edge endpoint protection, specialized security products and services, and Cyber Immune solutions to combat advanced and evolving digital threats. Over 400 million users are protected by Kaspersky technology, and we help his over 220,000 enterprise clients protect what matters most. For more information, please visit www.kaspersky.com.
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