Companies' cybersecurity staffing worldwide in 2023 versus 2024

Overall, nearly ** percent of respondents stated that their company was understaffed in terms of their cybersecurity workforce in both 2023 and 2024, although ** percent of respondents declared their company was significantly understaffed in terms of cybersecurity in 2024, a slight increase compared to 2023. By contrast, only ***** percent of respondents stated that their company had a surplus of cybersecurity professionals.