In the two years since the formation of the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) there has been a significant increase in the threat of cyber-attacks from hostile nation states and cyber criminals. Despite this, studies consistently report that the skills gap in the Cyber Security sector is growing.
In fact, the NCSS reports that more than half of all businesses and charities (54%) have a basic technical cyber security skills gap, falling to 18% in public sector organisations. With this in mind, Cyber Security Connect UK (CSCUK), the conference and industry forum for CISOs, is calling for government and the industry to work together to tackle what is fast becoming a potential crisis situation.
