Infographic | May 2021

State of Cybersecurity 2021

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that devastated many industries and career fields, cybersecurity remained relatively unscathed, according to new research from global IT and cybersecurity association ISACA.

But that's not to say everything is rosy. More than 3,600 cybersecurity leaders report consistent challenges finding qualified, well-rounded candidates—and understaffed teams remain strongly correlated to an increasing number of cyberattacks. Despite years of effort by government, industry and academia, and major financial investment to develop a stronger pipeline of cybersecurity candidates, little has changed.

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