The definitive annual measure of the global cyber workforce gap.
ISC2's workforce study is the industry's benchmark for talent supply and demand. Its workforce-gap figures appear in policy discussions, hiring strategies, and training and certification marketing worldwide.
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The ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study surveys 14,000+ practitioners worldwide to size the workforce, quantify the talent and skills shortage, and gauge job sentiment and budget pressures. Published annually, it is the most-cited source on the cybersecurity skills gap.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study is based in Alexandria, VA, USA.
ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study is listed in the Research & Reports category of Cyber Resources, the curated directory of the cybersecurity marketing and growth ecosystem.
New York, USA
The Verizon DBIR analyzes thousands of confirmed breaches and security incidents contributed by law enforcement, forensic firms, and cyber insurers to map how breaches happen and who is behind them. Published annually, it is the most widely cited breach benchmark in the industry.
Armonk, USA
IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report surveys hundreds of breached organizations across more than a dozen countries to quantify average breach cost, time to identify and contain, and cost factors such as AI governance and shadow AI. Research is conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute.
Reston, USA
Mandiant's M-Trends draws on hundreds of thousands of hours of incident-response engagements to report on dwell time, initial infection vectors, and threat-actor tactics. A 17+ year staple for defenders, now published under Google Cloud.
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