Cyber Security Alert: Where Are All the Pen Testers?
Cybercrimes are everywhere in the news and the increasing crime rate is costing billions of dollars, and damaging their brand image as well. Penetration testers are gaining popularity and their services are highly valuable for enterprises that are trying to strengthen their cyber security. Businesses are investing to improve their security by hiring security testing companies.
Pen-Testing Skills
Penetration testers are experts and highly renowned in the information security industry. And companies clearly know the need for pen-testing skills is extremely important. According to a study conducted by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), 23% of organizations claim that there is a shortage of pen testers. Interestingly, pen-testing ranked fourth on the list of cyber security skills that suffer the most shortage of all other skills.
Pen Testing ‘Confusion’
Well, the issue is not the lack of qualified testers, it is about how companies approach their penetration testing practices. On the contrary, some of these companies are refusing away candidates while they aren’t willing to develop their pen testers internally. Thus, it gets difficult for enterprises to decide which company to hire for their cyber security testing.
