Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Set to Hit 3.5M by 2021

SiliconANGLE | June 6, 2017

If you’re looking for a tech job that will be in abundance in the years ahead, the cybersecurity marketplace will be the ideal place to find one, according to a newly published report on the employment prospects in the sector.

The report, from Cybersecurity Ventures Inc., found that the skills shortage will get a lot worse in the coming years. It predicts there will be a gap of 3.5 million positions globally by 2021. Of those unfilled positions, 1 million will be in India alone, with the United States experiencing half a million unfilled vacancies.