Companies in India don’t have enough cybersecurity talent, leaving many struggling to defend themselves as cyber threats rise.
According to staffing firm Quess Corp, India has about 380,000 cybersecurity professionals against the enterprise demand of more than 1.2 million.
Biswajeet Mahapatra, principal analyst at Forrester Research, said enterprises in India face a 30-40% shortfall in professionals for roles requiring deep cloud, platform and enterprise risk experience.
The shortage is particularly severe in areas such as identity and access architecture, threat intelligence and platform security, the experts said.
“India’s cybersecurity hiring market is currently defined by a severe talent deficit, longer hiring cycles, and sharp salary premiums for senior roles,” said Kapil Joshi, CEO at IT Staffing, Quess Corp.
