cybersecurity professionals who hold the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or have registered information security job titles.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the biggest skill gaps you see in today’s cybersecurity professionals?"
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Skill gaps among cybersecurity personnel worldwide 2024
Soft skills such as communication, flexibility, and leadership were considered to be the biggest skill gap among cybersecurity professionals in 2024. Additionally, ** percent of respondents mentioned large language models (LLM) SecOps and machine learning SecOps as the areas with the largest skill gaps.
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ISACA. (October 1, 2024). Biggest skill gaps among cybersecurity professionals in 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 17, 2026, from /statistics/1322393/cybersecurity-skill-gaps-worldwide/
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