A National Audit Office (NAO) report released earlier this year warned that a lack of skilled workers is hampering the UK's fight against cyber crime, and estimates it is costing the UK public £18 to £27 billion annually.
According to this report, the number of IT and cyber security professionals in the UK has not increased in line with the growth of the internet, and this skills gap will take years to close. BAE Systems has announced it’s taking steps to help plug the cyber skills gap with nearly half of its graduate recruits this year going into its cyber security business.
Commenting on the shortage of cyber security skills in the UK, Bill Walker, security analyst and technical director, QA said:
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