Australia’s Cyber Skills Gap: A Growing Threat

Australia's Cyber Security Skills Challenge

Australia is facing a significant cyber security skills gap, which is contributing to an increase in data breaches and poses a heightened risk for future incidents. This issue is highlighted by a study that analyzed the latest census and labor force data, revealing that there are only 11,387 cyber security professionals in roles such as penetration testers, cyber security engineers, and cyber governance specialists. This number represents merely 3% of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) workforce in the country.