Issues of Cyber Security in India

Lack of Skilled Workforce: At present, India has a massive skill shortage in the cybersecurity industry. Moreover, the constant integration of embryonic technologies (including cloud computing, IoT, and so on) in wide-ranging processes is gradually leaving the conventional cybersecurity skills redundant. According to IBM, the current requirement of cybersecurity professionals is pegged at 3 million, whereas, the cybersecurity workforce is less than 0.1 million in India. And this is still the tip of the iceberg.

• Lack of Hands-on Academic Training: There is a lack of infrastructure in cybersecurity training in India. Many Indian institutes have launched courses in cybersecurity. But most ....