Forbes January 13, 2025
Todd Moore is Vice President of Data Security Products at Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing.
The cyber industry has been struggling with a skills gap resulting from a talent shortage for years. However, the actual gap isn’t from a lack of talent—it’s from a lack of existing skill sets keeping up with the rapidly changing cyber landscape. Despite security threats increasing in volume and severity, a 2024 World Economic Forum report found that only 15% of organizations expect cyber skills and education to significantly ramp up by 2026.
The attack landscape is constantly evolving, and the rise in more accessible AI tools has allowed cybercriminals to further expedite the rate at which threats are transforming. Now more than ever, security...