This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Recruiting people with the cybersecurity skills we need is a challenge." Figures feature the share of respondents that agreed with that statement in each country.
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Latin America: how challenging it is to recruit people with cybersecurity skills 2019
In 2019, more than eight out of ten IT managers surveyed in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico agreed that it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills. In Mexico alone, around ** percent of respondents stated that they found it difficult. Furthermore, malicious websites were the source of one third of cyberattacks against companies in Mexico recently.
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Sophos. (July 10, 2019). Share of IT managers that said it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills in selected Latin American countries in 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/
Sophos. "Share of IT managers that said it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills in selected Latin American countries in 2019." Chart. July 10, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/
Sophos. (2019). Share of IT managers that said it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills in selected Latin American countries in 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/
Sophos. "Share of It Managers That Said It Was Challenging to Recruit People with Cybersecurity Skills in Selected Latin American Countries in 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Jul 2019, /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/
Sophos, Share of IT managers that said it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills in selected Latin American countries in 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of IT managers that said it was challenging to recruit people with cybersecurity skills in selected Latin American countries in 2019 [Graph], Sophos, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1094986/it-managers-challenging-recruit-cybersecurity-skills-latin-america/
