[ISN] Under Growing Pressure, Security Pros May Be Ready To Crack, Study Says

http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/security-management/229219084/under-growing-pressure-security-pros-may-be-ready-to-crack-study-says.html

By Tim Wilson 
Darkreading 
Feb 23, 2011

Faced with an attack surface that seems to be growing at an overwhelming 
rate, many security professionals are beginning to wonder whether their 
jobs are too much for them, according to a study published last week.

Conducted by Frost & Sullivan, the 2011 (ISC)2 Global Information 
Security Workforce Study (GISWS) says new threats stemming from mobile 
devices, the cloud, social networking, and insecure applications have 
led to "information security professionals being stretched thin, and 
like a series of small leaks in a dam, the current overworked workforce 
may be showing signs of strain."

"In the modern organization, end users are dictating IT priorities by 
bringing technology to the enterprise rather than the other way around," 
said Robert Ayoub, global program director for network security at Frost 
& Sullivan. "Pressure to secure too much and the resulting skills gap 
are creating risk for organizations worldwide ... They are being asked 
to do too much, with little time left to enhance their skills to meet 
the latest security threats and business demands."

As of 2010, Frost & Sullivan estimates that there are 2.28 million 
information security professionals worldwide. Demand for professionals 
is expected to increase to nearly 4.2 million by 2015, with a compound 
annual growth rate of 13.2 percent.

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