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A big fight is underway for cybersecurity professionals, with a nearly 30% demand-supply gap for cybersecurity jobs...
There are between 20,000 and 25,000 unfilled positions in cyber security profiles in India currently, and this number is expected to expand as telcos push 5G roll out, and companies continue their digital transformation journeys, staffing experts said.. Telcos will also have to fight not only technology companies, but also enterprises for cybersecurity professionals going forward, they added...
(Between) 70-75% of tech companies in India, including IT companies, are looking to hire more cyber security professionals as their existing teams are understaffed or do not have adequate skills to handle the evolving dynamics of internet privacy, said Sanjay Shetty, director, professional search & selection, and strategic accounts at Randstad India...
Staffing experts add that apart from tech firms, even enterprises are investing in building a cybersecurity workforce as they adopt digitalisation of their processes...
Profiles like security analyst, incident report analyst, cloud and IoT security experts are going to see an increase in demand as telcos roll out 5G as they push enterprise use cases, said Kartik Narayan, chief executive-staffing, TeamLease Services...
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