"There's a massive, longstanding labor shortage in the cybersecurity industry... In the United States, there are around 879,000 cybersecurity professionals in the workforce and an unfilled need for another 359,000 workers, according to a 2020 survey by (ISC)... Globally, the gap is even larger at nearly 3.12 million unfilled positions, the group says... The needs range from entry-level security analysts...to executive-level leaders ... The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects "information security analyst" will be the 10th fastest growing occupation over the next decade, with an employment growth rate of 31% compared to the 4% average growth rate for all occupations..." https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/28/tech/cybersecurity-labor-shortage/index.html
"These 19 companies have the most open cybersecurity roles amid surging threats and a nationwide talent gap... With cyber threats on the rise, companies are desperate to hire cybersecurity professionals to protect their data from leaks and hackers... Companies are now hiring cybersecurity workers at a breakneck pace as they aim to protect their networks against emerging threats or strengthen the security products they sell: According to job listing data collected by the analytics firm Thinknum and reviewed by Insider, there are seven companies with over 100 open cybersecurity roles, mostly in the tech and finance sectors. Amazon alone is looking to hire over 1,000 cybersecurity professionals. Amazon: 1,114 open cybersecurity roles Accenture: 814 open cybersecurity roles IBM: 784 open cybersecurity roles Microsoft: 220 open cybersecurity roles Google: 185 open cybersecurity roles JPMorgan Chase: 107 open cybersecurity roles..." (Full list at link) https://www.businessinsider.com/cyb...-companies-hiring-amazon-accenture-ibm-2021-6
