Security News > 2022 > April > Security leaders relying more heavily on MSPs amid talent crunch

The cyber skills gap is driving a significant increase in reliance on external managed service providers, according to the Neustar International Security Council.

89% of security professionals participating in the survey, conducted in March 2022, said their organizations had somewhat or greatly increased their reliance on external providers due to the ongoing talent shortage.

Survey participants were most likely to be currently seeking to hire individuals with cloud security skills, followed by network operations skills and risk management and application development security skills, while fewer than three in ten respondents said they were actively seeking to hire for DevSecOps skills.

The shortage of cybersecurity skills can hinder organizations' ability to respond to new security challenges, and 85% of survey respondents agreed that accelerating digitalization was creating a more difficult security environment for their organizations.

Although 92% acknowledged that implementing a digital initiative without fully understanding or addressing potential security challenges is a mistake, 56% said their organization had rushed to implement a digital initiative anyway.

"Whether the past few years have presented as an acceleration of existing trends or a systemic, foundational shift, security and IT organizations feel they have what they need to maintain active awareness of their risk exposure and emerging threats - thanks in part to an increased reliance on the trusted external partners protecting their infrastructure, data and people."

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