Skills shortages trump headcount as critical cyber challenge

A growing number of global organizations have major cyber-skills shortages, which in turn are worsening security posture, a new report from ISC2 has revealed.

The cybersecurity certifications provider polled over 16,000 industry professionals to produce its 2025 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study.

It revealed that 59% have “critical or significant” skills shortages, up from 44% last year. Although technical and non-technical skills are in short supply, the former are more pressing.

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