How to Close the Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Two Easy Steps

In the era of digital business, the lack of cybersecurity training is equivalent to not providing your workers with an emergency fire drill. Having a crew that can recognize threats like phishing, avoid unsecured websites, and maintain your business network integrity while dealing with their daily tasks can save your business in the long run.

Although it might seem like a challenging endeavor, closing a cybersecurity skill gap in a company or on a global scale can be conducted with two simple steps. 

Increasing The Employee Cyber Security Training Budget

Disregarding the company's dependency on the internet in everyday operations, there is always a chance that some employees might endanger business safety through online interaction. Even though the use of digital technology has been a standard for hiring for a while now, there is only a small number of people who are well-versed in online security. While some companies are placing a lot of effort in providing the best training in this field for their workforce, most small business owners avoid spending money on resources that seem secondary to their immediate business requirements. However, in a world where online purchases are imperative, and most of the communication occurs online, cybersecurity is all but a secondary aspect.

Numerous technologically advanced countries try to work out these issues on a large scale. For example, the Australian government has a successful cybersecurity experts training program which was developed to fulfill the market need for experts in various industries in both the public and the private sector. The government understood the importance of online security and its impact on the overall economy. The program started in 2018 and by now the number of skilled workers has increased significantly. 

AI-Based Security Tools Implementation

Even with the most skilled IT staff, it’s not easy to keep business operations uninterrupted and secure. Since the IT sector needs to take care of numerous aspects of everyday work, keeping track of security threats, dealing with cyber attacks, and maintaining network stability day after day can be exhausting.

Therefore, it's of utmost importance to invest heavily in the development and implementation of AI-based security software.

• Unlike regular software solutions, Artificial Intelligence technology allows the machine to learn from experience and take upon itself a large portion of work that human staff members would otherwise have to do. This is good for several reasons, firstly, it takes away the human factor, which makes it less likely for a mistake to occur because a piece of software can work for hours without losing its focus or getting tired. 

• AI software solutions allow human workers to deal with some more specific or challenging tasks that require human intelligence, while the machine deals with mundane tasks and automated activities like network scanning and similar tasks. 

The combined effort of Artificial Intelligence and human ingenuity provides a safety web that reduces operating costs and minimizes the chance for a process interuption, thus improving the overall cybersecurity safety and diminishing unnecessary expenses. 

Conclusion
Investing in cybersecurity in the current business environment is a priority for both private and public entities. These simple steps are the quickest way to retain the human workforce and improve business globally.