The American software giant Microsoft published a study on Wednesday estimating that in 2025 there will be 3.5 million vacant cybersecurity positions in the world, an increase of 350% in a period of eight years.
The firm from Redmond (Washington state, USA) pointed out that there are currently not enough people in the labor market with the necessary cybersecurity skills to fill the vacant positions and that this problem will worsen even more as time goes by. of the years.
Among the main dangers, the report cited supply chain disruptions and “ransomware” attacks or digital ransom payments, and said that cybercriminals have become highly sophisticated and diversified.
To try to close this job gap, Microsoft already announced last October a campaign to encourage the acquisition of cybersecurity skills in the US, which it will now expand to 23 other countries.
Among the new countries are Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Israel and Japan, among others.
“As with our program in the US, one of our goals is to ensure that traditionally excluded populations have the opportunity to enter the cybersecurity workforce, including women,” they indicated from the company.
In the specific case of Colombia, the Redmond firm will support a government initiative to increase its national cybersecurity capacity, including the implementation of professional training programs in areas such as digital security, information security, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
To this end, it will collaborate with the National Learning Service (SENA), a Colombian public institution that offers free vocational training to millions of Colombians; with the Universidad de los Andes, an important private university in Colombia; and with local non-governmental organizations. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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