Lack of talent, skills and recruiting are among the challenges facing the cybersecurity profession, according to a new survey.
The Cyber Security Job Trends Survey for 2016 by Cybrary revealed the challenges that many employers face in recruiting skilled cybersecurity employees. More than 80 percent of respondents indicated that they always or sometimes have trouble recruiting skilled cybersecurity professionals. The top reasons given were lack of skilled cyber security talent in general (40 percent), lack of resources to properly find and attract talent (18 percent), and location of talent (14 percent).