*By Bruce Ito
Brazil was the fifth country that suffered the most cybercrime in 2021, according to German consultancy Roland Berger. There were about nine million occurrences more than in the previous year. And as new companies and startups emerge all the time, the volume of confidential data and systems that may be vulnerable to hackers increases, demanding more robust security infrastructures.
However, an impasse is created in this scenario: while cybersecurity becomes increasingly important and sensitive for the market, the number of qualified professionals to work in this sector is in growing deficit. This scarcity is general in the area of technology. Projections by the Association of Information Technology and Communication Companies of Digital Technologies (Brasscom) point out that, by 2025, there will be a lack of more than half a million professionals for the vacancies that should arise.
And when it comes to cybersecurity, expertise is key. With that, attracting talent becomes even more challenging, especially considering the rapid advance of criminal techniques applied to the virtual world. Even in companies that have teams dedicated to this aspect of the business, deliveries by development teams do not keep up with new technologies, due to deadlines and priorities established by managers in directing resources, both human and financial.
On the other hand, the good news is that, for those who want to enter this market, the chances of prospering are great. The technology area is characterized by good opportunities and remuneration and, thinking about a specific function, which is information security, the expectation is for even greater appreciation. According to Cyber Magazine, the cybersecurity market is estimated to be worth over US$ 10.5 trillion by 2025 and certainly, those who qualify will find space.
It is also important to highlight that, in view of the cost of specializing in cybersecurity and the training time and experience that this requires, it becomes strategic for the organizations themselves to make an effort to qualify professionals. It is necessary to develop and specialize people and some companies, such as Grupo FCamara, are driving this movement and implementing actions in this sense.
While it is not possible to reverse this scenario and the shortage of professionals is a reality, I believe that trends in artificial intelligence, Block Chain, IoT and Machine Learning will remain strong, reducing dependence on human intervention in companies. Tools developed based on these resources can even identify attempted attacks and automatically block these occurrences.
Another trend that is consolidating amid the lack of skilled labor is the outsourcing of cybersecurity, through the hiring of specialized companies, which offer ready-made solutions to prevent and combat the most advanced techniques of scams and cybercrime. FC Nuvem is an example in this sense.
However, as a professional who works in the technology market, I hope that this equation will be resolved, with the training of more specialists and the development of increasingly advanced and effective solutions for the security of companies.
*Bruce Ito, COO of FC Nuvem, a Grupo FCamara company specializing in managed IT services and cloud licensing, with a focus on absolute digital transformation
Notice: The opinion presented in this article is the responsibility of its author and not of ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies
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