Although ransomware continues to be a primary concern of most organizations, human error is — and will continue to be — the greatest cyberthreat. Organizations are increasingly facing a lack of basic cybersecurity knowledge and skillset, and a number are turning to managed service providers (MSPs) to fill that gap.
There are 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally — an increase compared to 1 million vacancies in 2013. Meanwhile, the demand for information security analysts in the U.S. will grow by 33% as of 2030, compared to just 8% for occupations overall. The demand is understandable, given that there were more than 847,000 reported internet crimes in 2021, up from less than 468,000 in 2019.