Security News > 2020 > September > Infosec pros struggle to find opportunities to improve their work skills

68 percent of respondents report investing their own free time, outside working hours to improve their cyber skills.

46 percent of organizations do not confirm new hire skills for specific roles and 40 percent rarely or never assess the skills of newly onboarded team members.

We see the cyber skills gap hindering the performance and productivity of IT and security teams, and this survey confirms that organizations still have a lot of work to do to provide their staff with the right training, guidance, and support they need," said Ryan Corey, CEO of Cybrary.

With about half of organizations either decreasing their training budgets or keeping them the same this past year, it's not surprising that industry professionals struggle to find opportunities to improve their skills for their work.

"This vision for attracting and retaining talent can only be fulfilled if organizations continuously invest in their employee's career and skills development. By assessing existing IT and security training programs, organizations can finally begin to empower their employees to scale their current skills and ultimately, their careers."

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