42% of companies are considering exploring new uses of third parties for skill improvement.

42% of respondents surveyed have expert-level skill in endpoint security.

51% of respondents surveyed have expert-level skill in data security.

42% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in regulatory landscape.

41% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in endpoint security.

50% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in automation and AI.

34% of medium companies (100-499 employees) are concerned with the breadth of skills needed.

35% of small companies (<100 employees) are concerned with the breadth of skills needed.

54% of companies are considering training current employees for skill improvement.

56% of companies are considering new hiring for skill improvement.

51% of organizations surveyed focus on recruiting the right talent to manage AI-specific cybersecurity threats.

Talent gaps are most acute in the area of cybersecurity for AI, affecting 60% of all companies surveyed.

There are 514,000 U.S.-based job openings with cybersecurity-related skills.

49% of respondents surveyed need significant skill improvement in data security.

36% of large companies (500-9999 employees) are concerned with the breadth of skills needed.

37% of very large companies (10000+ employees) are concerned with the breadth of skills needed.

41% of respondents surveyed have expert-level skill in knowledge of threat landscape.

43% of healthcare organizations report lacking in-house expertise concerning the top barrier to an effective cybersecurity posture.

11.0% of organizations expect Staff, skills, and training in AI security to require the most new investment over the next 12 months.

The top three most important soft skills needed by security professionals are critical thinking (57%), communication (56%), and problem solving (47%).