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Cyber security is big business – and it’s only going to get bigger. In fact, the world will spend around $86.4 billion on information security products and services before the end of the year, according to figures collated by Gartner. This represents an increase of 7 percent from 2016.
Given the market’s explosive growth, perhaps it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to learn that there’s a significant skill shortage in the industry. ISACA, an independent organization that advocates for information systems personnel, estimates that there will be a global shortage of two million cybersecurity professionals by 2019.
The demand is clearly there, but getting into the industry can be a bit confusing, particularly when compared to other career paths. Lawyers go to law school, tradespeople take up apprenticeships, but where do you go if you want a job in cybersecurity?
To find out, we talked to a bunch of people at Emsisoft and reached out to those in the wider InfoSec community who are working hard to stay one step ahead of the cybercriminal. Here’s what they had to say:
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