managers responsible for IT, or someone with decision-making responsibilities in the company.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Over the past 12 months, how difficult was it for your company to find and hire staff with the right skills in cybersecurity?"
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Firms' challenges in filling cybersecurity roles in the EU 2024, by company size
For around ** percent of large organizations in the EU, hiring staff with the right cybersecurity skills was very difficult in 2024. On the other side, for * percent of all firms, finding a suitable cybersecurity workforce was not difficult at all.
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