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Summary
Research into Google’s online search habits for cybersecurity training for employees has risen significantly over the past four years, according to the latest analysis. With the rise of phishing attacks, it is no surprise that searches related to ‘phishing awareness training for employees’ have grown 72% over the past four years. “While training is certainly not a replacement for skilled cybersecurity professionals, these statistics highlight the need for improving general cybersecurity awareness training among employees. As a result, IT and HR teams can understand which employees might be a higher risk and therefore require further training and support.” Research from the World Economic Forum revealed that 59% of cyber leaders said they would find it challenging to respond to a cybersecurity incident due to the skills shortage within their team.
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Searches online for ‘cybersecurity training for employees’ have risen 114% over the past four years.
Further data revealed a significant increase for ‘cybersecurity awareness training’ of 66% in the same period.
The surge in demand for cybersecurity awareness training comes amid continuous shortages for cybersecurity skills, suggesting employers are looking to their entire workforce to be more cyber aware to reduce the likelihood of cyber attacks.
“While training is certainly not a replacement for skilled cybersecurity professionals, these statistics highlight the need for improving general cybersecurity awareness training among employees,” says Jason Stirland, CTO at DeltaNet International.
Training employees is a step in the right direction, but the job is nowhere near done,” he says.
Source
https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/spike-in-demand-for-cybersecurity-training-amid-skills-shortage
