To date, cybersecurity is still seen as a concerning challenge by most organizations. Some of the key issues faced by security leaders include lack of funding, adequately training resources, and how to go beyond the business as usual and bring in process streamlining and innovation. What is an indication of the absence of security mentality and operational maturity with respect to business context? What do we do and how do we implement it appropriately? Today, nearly all major surveys show a huge gap in the industry of adequately trained security professionals. This has resulted in demand far outweighing the supply. With each passing year, the gap is only growing, which is alarming for the industry as a whole.
Many cybersecurity professionals have entered the domain, including those with traditional IT, networking, and software development backgrounds, such as developers, network engineers, and system admins. Therefore, if they have not gained...