The UK wants to do more to strengthen the global cyber skills gap, and one way they have recently announced is by hosting a at Wilton Park in West Sussex, with nations such as the US, EU, Canada, and Japan.
It will be a 3 day event that focuses on creating improved international collaborations, as well as to address the current skills shortages. With this, the UK is also launching a scheme that will be improving cyber skills across England and Northern Ireland, introducing new laws for stricter cyber defences, and with last week’s announcement to classifying data centres as Critical National Infrastructure.
Wilton Park CEO Tom Cargill commented, “Cyber security is becoming harder, but also ever more essential. That’s why it’s vital that we have a strong international framework of standards for cyber professionals.
Wilton Park plays a discreet but critical role in supporting the skills & knowledge required to protect and advance global freedoms, both on & offline, so we’re delighted to be hosting this dialogue aimed at building an effective and internationalised cyber security profession.”
What Are The Recent Global Trends With Jobs?
Even with cyber threats going up, the global cyber workforce remains at 5.5 million, not much growth over the past year. Countries like Australia and South Korea have seen rises in the workforce gap, as they struggle filling cybersecurity roles. Economic pressures, and automation are also impacting job roles across cybersecurity.
There has been a decline in new job postings and hiring opportunities across many different countries. In the US, job postings have gone down by 5.4%, and similar trends can be seen in Singapore, France, Canada, and Brazil, which could mean there is a need for renewed efforts in cybersecurity recruitment and training.
Budget constraints and economic pressures are leading to layoffs, hiring freezes, and fewer promotions within cybersecurity teams as well. Many organisations are concerned about their cyber defences in light of threats becoming more complex, as well as wit new legislative requirements coming in.
There is also a gap between the skills that cybersecurity professionals think are necessary and those valued by hiring managers. The global cost of cybercrime continues to increase, with estimates projecting it to reach $23.84 trillion by 2027.
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How Else Is The Cyber Skills Gap Being Dealt With?
Apart from the summit, the UK government has announced a few new funding projects and programmes. These are:
-A new report that outlines how cyber skills will be improved in the future, as well as how cyber crimes are to be dealt with.
-The introduction of the CREST Cyber Accelerated Maturity Programme that gives global cyber service providers support in meeting established standards.
-Locally, regional grants and competitions are set to support new talents in cyber security, helping to close the critical skills gap in the sector.
“The UK needs a significant improvement in its cyber defences after the previous government failed to strengthen our cyber laws – we’re fixing that.
“Later this year, we’ll bring forward new measures to better protect the nation from cyber-crime and our new regional skills programme will support the next generation of cyber talent and innovators.
“But this is a shared challenge, which is why we’re bringing together global allies to discuss and agree steps to keep us safe online, improve cyber skills and protect our economy and public services,” Feryal Clark, UK Cyber Security Minister shared.
