The State of Cybersecurity By The Numbers
Workforce, Threats, and Automation Stats That May Surprise You
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The state of the cybersecurity workforce.
Demand for qualified professionals is outpacing growth year-over-year, making cybersecurity professionals highly sought after. This cyberworkforce shortage is expect to continue for the foreseeable future.
4,000,000
Current global shortage of qualified cybersecurity workers.
World Economic Forum, April 2024
85,000,000
Projected global shortage of qualified cybersecurity workers by 2030.
World Economic Forum, April 2024
12.6%
Year-over-year growth in the gap between cybersecurity workforce supply and demand.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 2023
8.7%
Growth of the cybersecurity workforce in 2022.
2/3
The number of cybersecurity professionals reporting staffing shortages on their teams.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 2023
83%
Of corporate boards recommend increasing IT security headcount.
Fortinet Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, 2023
448,033
Total cybersecurity job openings in US in 2024.
Cyberseek, 2024
1,098,481
Total employed cybersecurity workforce in US in 2024.
Cyberseek, 2024
2.4x
How much faster cybersecurity jobs grow than all jobs.
Cyberseek, 2024
The state of cybersecurity threats.
Fueled by AI, attacks are increasing and growing more sophisticated. Traditional cybersecurity methods can’t keep up with hacker growth and effectiveness.
75%
Of cybersecurity professionals say the current threat landscape is greater than in the previous five years.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 2023
52%
Of cybersecurity workers are confident their organization has the tools and people needed to respond to incidents.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 2023
HALF
Of all cybersecurity incidents will occur due to a lack of talent or human failure by 2025.
$9.5 trillion
Projected global costs of cybercrime in 2024.
Esentire 2023 Official Cybercrime Report
4.45M
Average cost of a data breach in 2023.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023
72.7
Percentage of global organizations who fell prey to a ransomware attack in 2023.
Statista 2024
Every 39 seconds
How frequently there cyberattacks occur, on average.
Security Magazine
9.48M
Average cost of a data breach in the US, 2006-2023.
4.45M
Average cost of a data breach globally, 2006-2023.
$250K
The amount cybercrime costs global organizations every second.
Esentire 2022 Official Cybercrime Report
The state of cybersecurity automation.
The threat of cybercrime is outpacing organizations’ ability to protect against and respond to incidents. Many are turning to automation to help with the process.
12M
More jobs will be created by technology than it displaces globally by 2025.
World Economic Forum, April 2024
$1.76M
Average savings for organizations that use security AI and automation extensively.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023
75
Percentage of cybersecurity professionals who say automation is important.
Three fastest growing uses of automation.
- Phishing analysis
- Alert triage
- Vulnerability management
ThreatQuotient, 2023
60
Percentage of leaders who cite employee satisfaction and retention as their key automation ROI consideration.
ThreatQuotient, 2023
Key drivers of automation.
- Increasing efficiency
- Regulation and compliance
- Increasing productivity
ThreatQuotient, 2023
90%
The amount of effort cybersecurity automation can save.
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